Maintenance Engineer

Key Selection Recruitment Limited; Worrall; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Key Selection Recruitment Limited is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer for a packaging company based at the Sheffield site in South Yorkshire. The role involves maintaining and repairing Stretch Wrapping machines, plus field servicing across the UK.

Expected 60/40 mechanical/electrical bias with potential overtime and occasional overnight stays. You will work with the engineering team to ensure spares are available and support trainee engineers where required.

Qualifications

• Mechanical or electrical engineering qualifications or minimum of 3 years’ experience on the job.
• Strong communication skills for customer sites.
• Good planning and prioritising abilities.
• Experience with stretch wrap machines or similar (training provided).
• Familiarity with Siemens KTP 400 HMI, Unitronics V130 HMI/PLC and TIA.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel UK sites.
• Health and safety awareness and proactive problem-solving.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on exhibitions when required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, service and repair Stretch Wrapping machines and strapping tools.
• Commissioning, testing and installation of stretch film wrapping machines.
• Complete daily works orders on a tablet for calls and servicing.
• Travel from Sheffield to customer sites across the UK.
• Manage spares in allocated van and assist with training others.
• Report fault finding and support engineering team leaders.
• Occasional overnight stays and overtime when required.

Skills

Communication skills

Planning & prioritising

Customer service skills

IT skills

Team player

Problem solving

Health & safety awareness

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

Siemens KTP 400 HMI

Unitronics V130 HMI/PLC

TIA

Job description

Position

Maintenance Engineer

Location

South Yorkshire

Salary

£32,000.00 - £38,500.00 per year

Benefits

Free parking on site, 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, Contributory pension scheme in line with auto-enrolment & Medical Cash Plan

Company/ Sector

Packaging Company

The Role

• To work alongside other Engineering Team members when commissioning, servicing, maintaining and repairing Stretch Wrapping machines and Strapping tools (ad hoc)
• Commissioning, testing, installing, maintenance and serving of Stretch Film wrapping machines – both in field and at Sheffield site
• Completing daily issued works orders on a tablet for call out, repairs or servicing as allocated by Manager / Supervisor / Team Leader
• The role is based at the Sheffield site but the stretch wrappers are all over the UK, travelling from Sheffield to site daily
• 60/40 mechanical / electrical bias
• Working overtime as and when required – occasional overnight stay
• Work with the Engineering Team Leader to ensure spares are topped up in allocated van for works orders
• To assist with slingshot if required
• Report any fault finding
• Set up and take down of approximately 3 exhibitions in the UK
• Proactive ideas / solutions encouraged
• Wherever necessary, act as a member for Engineering Workshop trainees, providing guidance and advise as required
• Carry out all duties in accordance with the Company’s Employment Policies and individual contractual terms and conditions of employment
• Customers are based across all industries including but not limited to raw and cooked food production, OEMs and third-party logistics / distribution. Full logo uniform and PPE supplied
• Weekly 30-minute communication meetings

Requirements

• Mechanical or electrical engineering qualifications or minimum of 3 years’ experience on the job
• Awareness of the Environmental Policy
• Health and Safety at work
• Experienced Maintenance Engineer
• Worked with stretch wrap machines or similar but full training will be given
• Working, understanding of and troubleshooting of Siemens KTP 400 HMI panels, Unitronics V130 HMI/PLC, TIA
• Carried out maintenance work at customer sites
• Very strong communication skills as you will predominately be on our customer sites
• Proactive approach essential
• Good planning and prioritising skills
• Good customer service skills are essential
• Good IT skills are essential – knowledge of Microsoft NAV (Navision) and TAG would be an advantage. Outlook and Teams are used daily
• Good problem – solving skills
• Conscientious attitude to do a good job
• Patience when training others
• Strong team player
• The role can be physically demanding so good health and dexterity is required
• Full clean UK Driving License
• FLT trained would be an advantage
• MMA/Stick Welding experience would be an advantage