Maintenance Technician

Kinetic plc; Horwich; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly pay increases

Bonus scheme

Rewards & recognition

Gifts

Sports and social calendar

Free drinks

Parking

Job summary

Kinetic plc in Horwich seeks an Electrically biased Maintenance Technician to service PLC controlled production lines within a clean, safety‑driven environment. You'll troubleshoot faults, plan preventative maintenance and support the installation of new equipment on site.

You should bring time-served apprenticeship or Electrical Engineering qualifications, with strong manufacturing experience and ability to work on hydraulic and pneumatic systems, plus fault finding on robotic equipment.

Qualifications

• Electrical engineering qualification or time-served apprenticeship.
• Significant experience in manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience with repair, maintenance and process improvement.
• Experience maintaining and fault-finding PLC controlled and robotic equipment.
• Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Pro-active improvements from preventive maintenance findings.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting, repair and maintenance of high-volume PLC controlled production equipment.
• Planning and performing equipment preventive maintenance.
• Improvement and modification of assembly/test equipment and transfer systems.
• Service and maintenance of electrical and mechanical site services/plant.
• Supporting the installation of new equipment.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Maintenance planning

PLC systems

Electrical & mechanical

Installation support

Education

Time Served Apprenticeship

Electrical Engineering qualification

Manufacturing experience

Tools

PLC controllers

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Robotic equipment

Test equipment

Job description

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Job Type

• Contract


• Permanent


• Temporary

Salary From

• per annum


• per hour

£40000 - £46000 per annum

Sector

• Aerospace & Defence


• Automotive & Transport


• Chemical


• Civil Engineering


• Electronics & Technology


• Energy & Utilities


• Environmental


• Food & Beverage


• General Manufacturing


• Metals & Mining


• Pharmaceutical & Scientific


• Warehousing & Distribution

Horwich, England, North West

Maintenance Technician

Permanent

Are you an Electrically bias Maintenance Engineer looking for a career within the supply chain of the automotive industry? Would you like to be trained up in the maintenance of some brand new equipment and lines that is currently being installed onsite? Happy working in a clean room environment for a world renowned company? Would you like to work for a company that values it's employees and breeds an excellent culture on site that can't be matched? Is a shift pattern of working 06.00-14.00 / 14.00-22.00 / 22.00-06.00 something you'd be happy to do? Finally is Bolton an area that you can easily commute to work for a salary of Circa £46000 (DOE)? If you have answered "yes" to all the above questions then please read on and apply if interested. Suitable candidates will be called and given additional information on the company and the position.

• Troubleshooting, repair and maintenance of high-volume PLC controlled production equipment.


• Planning and performing equipment preventative maintenance.


• Improvement and modification of assembly/ test equipment and transfer systems.


• Service and maintenance of electrical and mechanical site services/plant.


• Supporting the installation of new equipment.

• Ideally qualifications in Electrical Engineering to back up your experience.


• Time Served Apprenticeship.


• Significant experience within manufacturing.


• Proven experience on Repair, Maintenance and Process Improvement.


• Ideally experienced in maintenance and fault finding PLC controlled and robotic equipment.


• Experience of maintaining and fault finding hydraulic and pneumatic systems.


• Pro-actively identifies and suggests improvements based on findings of preventative maintenance and fault finding.


• Understanding or preventative maintenance schedules.

In return the company offers a multitude of incentives and benefits, including, yearly pay increases, bonus scheme, rewards and recognition, gifts, great sports and social calendar, free drinks and parking.

Location - Horwich Salary - Circa £45000 (dependant on experience) Shift - 6-2 / 2-10 / 10-6 rotating

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