Maintenance Engineer – 3-Shift, PLC & Electrical

MTrec Ltd Technical; Washington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent job

Overtime when required

Excellent company benefits

Job summary

MTrec Ltd Technical in the United Kingdom is seeking a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a permanent team. You will work a 3-shift system (6-2, 2-10, 10-6) and maintain a range of special purpose equipment, performing diagnostics, PMs and downtime prevention.

The role requires an apprenticeship followed by an HNC or equivalent in electrical or mechanical engineering, plus at least 3 years post-apprenticeship experience.

Qualifications

• Must have completed a recognised Apprenticeship and be educated to HNC or equivalent in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• Minimum 3 years post-apprenticeship experience with strong mechanical and electrical maintenance experience.
• Must be able to read mechanical and electrical drawings for fault-finding purposes.
• Experience working with hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Basic fabrication skills are advantageous.
• Knowledge PLCs ladder logic and structured text.
• Good IT skills using Microsoft packages Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• 18th Edition wiring regulations.
• Be flexible to work 3 shifts including nights, as well as overtime when required.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosis and repair of special purpose equipment and make sure it works correctly.
• Formulation and execution of effective (value-added) planned maintenance (PM) to prevent disruption of activities.
• Prioritisation, validation, and completion of maintenance requests.
• Control of Inventory using engineering database.
• Pilot key equipment using maintenance key performance indicators (KPIs) to formulate and execute improvement action plans.
• Mentor and support to maintenance apprentices.
• Capture of comprehensive maintenance data for equipment history and ‘lessons learnt’ purposes.
• PLC fault finding using PLCs for remedial actions and process improvements.
• Coordinate with maintenance engineering department for external modifications and future installations.
• Support improvements identified through the Red Tag and 6S process.
• Shift handovers must be completed.
• Support a culture of change and improvement within the engineering department.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Hydraulics & pneumatics

PLC ladder logic

Structured text

Reading drawings

Root cause analysis

HMI fault codes

MS Office

Education

Apprenticeship

HNC in electrical or mechanical engineering

Tools

Siemens S7 PLC

Electrical testing equipment

Hydraulic/pneumatic tooling

Job description

MTrec Ltd Technical in the United Kingdom is seeking a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a permanent team. You will work a 3-shift system (6-2, 2-10, 10-6) and maintain a range of special purpose equipment, performing diagnostics, PMs and downtime prevention.

The role requires an apprenticeship followed by an HNC or equivalent in electrical or mechanical engineering, plus at least 3 years post-apprenticeship experience.