Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical bias) – Fixed Term Contract

Clays Limited; Bungay; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension

Company Sick Pay

Life Assurance

Free Onsite Car Parking

Job summary

Clays Limited is seeking a Skilled Maintenance Engineer based in Bungay, UK, for a fixed-term contract. Responsibilities include maintaining and repairing factory machinery, diagnosing faults, and ensuring minimal downtime. Candidates should have NVQ Level 3 in Engineering and relevant experience. The position offers 36 contracted hours per week, various benefits including contributory pension and life assurance, and a dynamic work environment. Send your CV to [e-mail].

Qualifications

• Demonstrable workplace experience in a similar role or industry.
• Ability to work with fine tolerances.
• Comfortable working alone or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair factory machinery.
• Diagnose faults in machinery to minimize downtime.
• Keep an electronic work log up to date.

Skills

Diagnostic skills

Multi-skilled qualification

Working under pressure

Reliability

Education

NVQ Level 3 Engineering or equivalent

HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical bias) – Fixed Term Contract

Job Description:

We are looking for an efficient Skilled Maintenance Engineer to be responsible for all tasks involved in maintaining and repairing all Clays Ltd factory machinery as required or as directed by your shift supervisor. Our Maintenance Engineers have a range of duties that include assessing faulty machinery and diagnosing faults in a timely manner, ensuring minimal downtime is experienced due to machine breakdowns and completing both reactive and preventative maintenance on a wide range of binding and printing / print finishing equipment.

Engineers are essential to guarantee the smooth running of binding and printing lines, and other critical equipment across the site, ensuring we can meet the operational needs of the business.

To be successful as a Skilled Maintenance Engineer you should be able to carry out all tasks with high attention to detail. Ultimately, a Skilled Maintenance Engineer should be highly organised, able to keep the electronic work log up to date on a regular basis, order and follow up on machine parts, liaise with external contractors and OEM’s as necessary, suggest improvements to working practices to your Engineer supervisor and handover workload and updates on work activity from your shift to the next shift.

In this role, you will be expected to cover holiday and sicknesses as and when required. Please also note that work location may vary depending on projects.

About you:

• This is an opportunity to be an active team player who is happy to support and be supported in our Engineering department.
• You will have an NVQ Level 3 Engineering or equivalent and demonstrable workplace experience alongside proof of multi-skilled qualification / conversion training and demonstrable experience.
• HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent discipline would be advantageous.
• Holding a full, clean driving license is desired.
• Being apprentice trained is desired but not required.
• Previous experience in a similar role or industry is required and will support you in working in our fast-paced environment. Previous manufacturing / production experience is desired and Bindery, Sheetfed or Web Press experience would be advantageous.
• You will have strong diagnostic / rectification skills.
• You are used to working with fine tolerances.
• Happy to be flexible when required with working hours and shift patterns.
• You are reliable with a strong work ethic.
• You will be comfortable working alone or as part of a small team.
• You are comfortable working under pressure
• Have a broad engineering skill base.

What we can offer you:

• Contributory Pension
• Company Sick Pay
• Life Assurance
• Free Onsite Car Parking (Subject to Availability)
• Working Hours: 36 contracted hours per week + one 12-hour shift every 4 weeks. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday nights 18:00 – 06:00, and; 1 Saturday night 18:00 – 06:00 every 4 weeks

About Us:

We have been operating for over 200 years, producing some of the most well-known and best-selling books in the UK, providing an invaluable service to a range of publishing clients and in turn, bringing you and your family the books you love to read. With over 800 employees based on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, we supply over 150 million books per year. Through our union with Elcograf since May 2018, we continue to have a strong and exciting future ahead of us and look forward to welcoming you to the company.

Please note, due to the location of our factory, it would be preferable if you have your own transport.

Send your CV to [e-mail] today!