Maintenance Engineers | Optional shift patterns

Vickerstock; Antrim; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a market-leading manufacturing company in Antrim. This role offers a competitive salary of £40k - £45k and requires experience in electrical systems and high-volume production environments. As a Maintenance Engineer, you will ensure scheduled maintenance, drive energy efficiency initiatives, and work closely with a skilled team for continuous development. Candidates with an IEEE qualification will be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all scheduled engineering maintenance works are actioned.
• Maximise asset utilisation while minimising costs.
• Drive Net Zero Energy efforts by reducing energy usage.
• Carry out maintenance work on equipment and repairs.
• Fault find mechanical and/or electrical faults.
• Proactively deal with potential equipment/service issues.
• Work with other functions to ensure efficient running of equipment.

Skills

Experience servicing and repair of electrical systems

High-volume production environment experience

Mechanical fault finding

Exposure to pneumatic systems

Education

IEEE or equivalent qualification

Job description

Overview

Maintenance Engineer
Optional Shifts (days or days & nights)
£40k - £45k
Antrim

Vickerstock are working with a market leading manufacturing company based in Antrim to assist them with the recruitment of a Maintenance Engineer. With excellence and quality at their core they aim to provide a market leading service to their customer within the chilled and retail sectors.

You will be working in conjunction with a skilled maintenance team that actively challenges you to improve and learn new skills to help develop your career. You will have the benefit of joining a nationally recognised employer of choice who put their teams and people at the forefront of development.

Responsibilities

• Work continuously to ensure that all scheduled engineering maintenance works including diagnostic fault analysis are actioned.
• In conjunction with the Engineering Management and Production Manager, maximise the utilisation of the site's assets while taking all opportunities to minimise costs.
• Help drive the site's Net Zero Energy efforts by exploring and taking all available opportunities to reduce energy usage.
• Ensure the upkeep of the assets and fabric of the site.
• Carry out schedule-based maintenance work on equipment, buildings and services and repairs, overhauls and installations as appropriate. General maintenance and breakdown activities, resolving causes of defects for allocated cell/area.
• Fault find mechanical and/or electrical faults and repair equipment in a breakdown situation. Deliver sufficient callout support and handovers to ensure reliability and performance of the plant’s machinery in line with agreed service levels.
• Proactively identify and deal rectify potential equipment/services issues.
• Work with other functions as part of the manufacturing team to ensure efficient running of the equipment and prioritize work as agreed.

Qualifications

• Experience servicing and repair of electrical, electro-mechanical and pneumatic systems.
• Experience in working in a high-volume production environment with automated machinery.
• IEEE or equivalent qualification.
• Exposure to mechanical fault finding, maintenance and installation.

How to apply

Contact Warren Watson to discuss this in absolute confidence or send an updated CV via the link on the page.

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As an experienced specialist senior engineering and manufacturing recruitment professional with 7 years of experience, I specialise in the recruitment of Maintenance & Service Engineers at all levels across Ireland.

If you are interested in this vacancy, or work within Lean Engineering / Manufacturing in Ireland, please apply with your CV to me for consideration. You can also find and connect with me on LinkedIn.