Maintenance Engineer

Trapeze Recruitment Services Ltd; Whitstable; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global manufacturing company located in Whitstable is looking for a Maintenance Engineer to support plant and equipment. The role requires expertise in electrical and mechanical engineering, with responsibilities including PPM, resolving breakdowns, and facilities maintenance. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience and an engineering qualification. Attractive benefits include 25 days of annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Pension matching up to 6%

Life Assurance

Subsidised restaurant

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• 5 years+ in a similar role.
• Ability to interpret electrical wiring/hydraulic/pneumatic diagrams.
• Knowledge of engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose asset/component breakdowns and repair.
• Complete PPM tasks including Condition Based Monitoring.
• Provide a timely response to emergencies.

Skills

Electrical and Mechanical Engineering skills

Problem solving

Communication

Computer literacy

Education

NVQ level 3 or higher in Engineering discipline

Job description

Overview

Our global manufacturing client is looking for a Maintenance Engineer, to provide both Electrical and Mechanical engineering skills to effectively support the Company's plant, equipment and installations.

Shift pattern

Rotating Shift Pattern - Shift A; M-Fri 6am-2pm; Shift B; M-Thu 2pm-10.30pm Fri 2pm-7.30pm

Role purpose

To be a key member of the Maintenance team working on:

• Ensuring the internal customers are supported.
• PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) - to plant and facilities.
• Reactive work orders - working on equipment failures and facilities issues.
• Continuous improvement to manufacturing processes.
• Deliver/support projects - such as new equipment installations, site regeneration activities and sustainability improvements.

Key duties

• Diagnose the failure and causes of asset/component breakdowns, repair or fit new parts and make sure the equipment is working correctly.
• Complete PPM tasks including Condition Based Monitoring.
• Identify remedial works and coordinate the resolutions in a timely manner.
• Utilise the CMMS system to prioritise works, lead discussions within the departmental morning meeting, balance resolving long term actions along with the short-term urgent actions.
• Provide a timely breakdown response to emergencies, unplanned problems, and repairs.
• Work with specialist equipment such as programmable logic controllers (PLC), hydraulic and pneumatic systems, which control machinery in the machine shop, assembly and plating shop area.
• Installation of electrical and / or mechanical plant and equipment i.e. Control panels, fixed electrical installations & testing.
• Support with facilities maintenance i.e. Buildings, roadways, water systems (plant & operations), communication systems.
• Interpreting electrical / mechanical drawings, schematics, and operating instructions to support the planned maintenance schedules.
• Satisfying maintenance database documentation, records, and reporting requirements.
• Liaise and coordinate third party activity including management of contractors, reviewing RAMS, issuing PTW etc when required.

Required skills & qualifications

• 5 years+ in a similar role.
• NVQ level 3 or higher in an Engineering discipline (or equivalent).
• Must be able to interpret electrical wiring/hydraulic/pneumatic diagrams.
• Must know the principles of various engineering disciplines including but not limited to electrical/electronic systems, fluid dynamics such as hydraulics, pneumatics or water processes.
• Verbal and written communication.
• Computer literacy.
• Patient, problem solver, diligent and goal driven.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays)
• Pension - the company matches the employee contribution up to 6% (4% is the minimum the employee can contribute)
• Life Assurance
• Long term ill health cover
• Occupational Health
• Subsidised restaurant
• Family friendly policies

Only suitable candidates will be directly contacted about this position, and we will not store or process the data of candidates in any way unless consent has been obtained