Maintenance Technician

Project Partners; Rugby; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm based in Rugby is seeking a Reliability Maintenance Technician. The role involves supporting maintenance strategies, ensuring safety, and executing repairs. Candidates should have an NVQ level 3 in mechanical engineering or equivalent, as well as experience in heavy engineering. Benefits include enhanced holidays, a contributory pension scheme, and access to training opportunities.

Benefits

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Discount Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Good understanding of condition monitoring and reliability maintenance principles.
• Experience in a heavy engineering industry and comfort working in dirty environments.
• Understanding of Health and Safety practices in an engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of a safe physical environment.
• Plan and deliver a cultural maintenance environment.
• Contribute to maintenance strategies and maintain plans.
• React to optimize plant performance daily.
• Produce timely reports for management decision making.

Skills

Condition monitoring

Reliability maintenance principles

Vibration analysis

Data interpretation

Education

NVQ level 3 in mechanical engineering

Time served apprenticeship

Job description

Overview

Reliability Maintenance Technician (Mechanical) – Rugby, Warwickshire. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00–4:30 (3:30 Friday finish). Salary: Up to £45,195k + excellent benefits. Project Partners are now recruiting for a Reliability Maintenance Technician to join a well established and hard working team based in Rugby, Warwickshire.

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Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of a physical environment at Rugby, Kensworth & Southam through building safety into all predictive and preventative maintenance processes and procedures, leading to zero harm to employees, contractors, and visitors.
• Plan and deliver a cultural environment so that the Reliability team look after themselves and other colleagues and contractors and suffer zero harm.
• Contribute as a member of the reliability maintenance team and aid in formulating the plants maintenance strategies.
• Develop and maintain short and long term predictive and preventative maintenance plans, taking into account changes in the internal (plant) and external environment.
• React to unforeseen events to optimize plant performance on a day-to-day basis.
• Undertake / assist in repairs identified using reliability techniques (Vibration / Oil analysis, etc.).
• Produce timely reports and analysis for the maintenance management team to assist decision making.
• Support the annual plant shutdown so that plant safety and efficiency is optimized.
• Be aware of budget constraints and offer cost effective solutions to plant reliability issues.
• Execute the delivery of small Capital projects, ensuring these are executed in accordance with the available budgets.
• Undertake predictive / preventative routines to a high standard to ensure equipment performance and submit documentation for archive.
• Develop a strong long term business relationship with the area coordinators.

Candidate Attributes

• A good understanding and passion for condition monitoring or reliability maintenance principles (predictive and preventative maintenance); vibration analysis, tribology, thermography, ultrasound, NDT.
• Open minded person that can look at problems holistically. The role requires collecting machine data using different technologies, interpreting that data to understand when a machine is failing, and recommending and carrying out repairs; closing the loop from identifying faults to fixing faults.

Experience / Qualifications

• Understanding of Health and Safety practices in an engineering environment (which regulations to follow, keeping safe).
• NVQ level 3 in mechanical engineering (happy if they have an NVQ level 3 in any other type of engineering but have worked with mechanical machines before) or time served apprenticeship.
• Experience in a heavy engineering industry; not afraid to get dirty.

Benefits

• Enhanced holiday entitlement (based on Length of Service)
• Contributory pension scheme
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Family rights policies
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice.
• Access to our Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Training and development opportunities