Maintenance Technician

Travail Employment Group; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 49,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the recycling sector is seeking a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their dynamic team in Wrexham. This permanent role offers an exciting opportunity to work on heavy industrial machinery, including overhead cranes and filtration plants. The company provides comprehensive training to enhance your skills, allowing you to thrive in a supportive environment. In addition to a competitive salary, you will enjoy various benefits, including life insurance and private medical coverage. If you're passionate about engineering and eager to contribute to a forward-thinking company, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Life insurance (4 times salary)

Private medical insurance

Healthcare cash plan

Critical illness insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts & voucher platform

Contribution towards eye tests

Qualifications

• Apprentice trained Technician with relevant engineering qualifications.
• Experience in heavy industrial environments with strong fault-finding skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned and reactive maintenance on heavy machinery.
• Sourcing parts and conducting continuous machine observation.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding skills

Pneumatics knowledge

Hydraulics knowledge

Electrical motion control systems

Good English communication skills

Basic numeracy skills

IT skills

Education

ONC / HNC / City & Guilds Level 3 in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

CMMS

SAP Fiori

Job description

Maintenance Engineer
£48,665 per annum
Permanent opportunity in Wrexham.
Working hours are shifts (2 days 2 nights 6.30-6.30)
Additional benefits:

• The option to attend training courses to become a multiskilled engineer.
• Life insurance (4 times salary).
• Private medical insurance.
• Healthcare cash plan.
• Critical illness insurance.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounts & voucher platform.
• Contribution towards eye tests, frames and fully paid for lenses.

The role:
A forward-thinking recycling facility is looking for an additional Maintenance Engineer with mechanical bias to join their well-established team in Wrexham. Training on the electrical side will be provided. This role involves working on heavy industrial machinery such as overhead cranes, furnaces, hydraulics, industrial saws as well as filtration plants.

Responsibilities of the Maintenance Engineer:

• Conduct electrical and mechanical planned maintenance tasks without supervision.
• Complete reactive/corrective actions returning equipment to expected standard output, quality and waste levels following fault diagnosis.
• Sourcing parts and material details from suppliers and arranging parts through technical administration.
• Conduct continuous machine observation and measurement, identifying & rectifying potential issues.
• Use manuals, failure history and involvement with root cause analysis as part of a multi-functional team to develop preventative tasks/improvement projects in line with TPM objectives.
• Ensure operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by undertaking preventive and reactive maintenance activities.
• Regular use of digital equipment, including Microsoft Office and CMMS, including HMI visual interpretation for fault finding & alarm notifications.
• Use SAP Fiori to manage job requests, record breakdown and/or PM findings including technical completion submission.

The Candidate:
The successfully appointed Maintenance Engineer will have the following skills and abilities:

• Be a time served / apprentice trained Technician, with an ONC / HNC / City & Guilds Level 3 qualification in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or similar).
• Mechanical fault-finding skills, with practical knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics and electrical / electronic motion control systems (training provided).
• Experience of working within a heavy industrial, manufacturing, or engineering environment.
• Good English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good basic numeracy and IT skills.

To Apply
This vacancy is advertised by Travail Employment Group who are acting as an Employment Agency.
Once you click to apply for this job your application will be immediately received by Travail Employment Group. If your application is successful, a consultant will be in contact with you within the next 7 days. If you do not hear within the next 7 days, you have not been successful on this occasion.
All candidates registering with Travail Employment Group will need to provide proof of identity, and evidence of any experience, training and qualifications our client considers necessary for this position.