Maintenance Engineer Multi Skilled

Proactive Personnel Ltd; Rugeley; On-site; GBP 71,635,200 - 85,962,240; Full time

Job summary

Proactive Personnel Ltd in Rugeley are recruiting a multi-skilled maintenance engineer with an electrical bias for a contract role. The position offers £25-£30 per hour on a Monday to Friday AM shift, with a potential move to permanent for the right candidate.

You will maintain safety/environmental standards, respond to breakdowns, perform root cause analysis, and support plant engineering projects. PLC knowledge and electrical legislation experience are beneficial, with immediate start

Qualifications

• Electrical or mechanical apprenticeship with recognised qualifications and 2–3 years' experience.
• PLC knowledge is advantageous.
• Evidence of 16th or above electrical legislation.
• Knowledge of production processes and continuous improvement.
• Experience with root cause analysis and problem solving.
• Experience managing spares and ordering processes.
• Ability to work from breakdowns and meet timelines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain health & safety and environmental requirements per standards; apply LOTO and permits.
• Respond to breakdowns and repair plant/equipment within target times.
• Provide status info to engineering team leader.
• Request support for repairs from day shift/contract engineers.
• Ensure interventions meet standards and best practice.
• Investigate problems or development initiatives as part of projects.
• Contribute to Plant Engineering projects.
• Contribute to design considerations of equipment and processes.
• Identify areas to reduce maintenance spend and downtime.
• Update and control engineering report documentation (Shires).
• Control of spares from order to stock.

Skills

Electrical/Mechanical maintenance

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Troubleshooting

Safety compliance

Spare parts management

Problem solving

Education

Electrical or mechanical apprenticeship

Job description

Proactive Personnel Ltd are currently recruiting for a multi‑skilled (electrically baised) Maintenance Engineer for our client based in Rugeley.

This is a contract role – £25.00 – £30.00 per hour. There is the possibility of a temporary to permanent role for the right candidate. Monday – Friday working AM shift.

Responsibilities

• To maintain and support Health & Safety / Environmental requirements in accordance with internal standards and legislative requirements, application of LOTO and required permit to work procedures
• To respond to breakdowns and maintain / repair plant and equipment within the required time scale
• Supply routine breakdown and engineering project status information to engineering team Leader
• To request additional support for timely repairs from day shift and contract engineers
• To ensure engineering interventions meet the required standards and best practice
• Carry out investigations into problems or production development initiatives, individually or as a member of a project team.
• Contribute to Plant Engineering projects
• Contribute to the design considerations of equipment and processes within the Plant
• Identify areas to reduce maintenance spend and machine down time
• Updating and control of engineering report documentation (Shires)
• Control of spares, from placement of order to stock control

Experience / Knowledge

• Electrical or mechanical apprenticeship with recognised qualifications within the chosen field plus an additional 2 – 3 years relevant experience
• PLC knowledge an advantage
• Electrical engineers to provide evidence of 16th or above electrical legislation
• Knowledge of production processes to achieve conformance of H&S environment and quality
• Knowledge of Engineering and Technology processes in the spirit of continuous improvement
• Basic knowledge of systems and processes for managing ordering equipment / spares from placement of order to delivery of component/service
• Conduct root cause analysis
• Applies analysis and judgement to assess performance against key measures, to decide between priorities and solve problems

An immediate start is available – this is an immediate requirement for the client and are looking at moving very quickly with this role.