Manufacturing and Maintenance Engineer - 1443

React Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday: 25 days + 8 BH

Job summary

React Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Manufacturing and Maintenance Engineer for a permanent role near Dartford. You will support day-to-day plant operations, program machines, validate programs, and drive continuous improvements to boost efficiency while maintaining quality.

The position is on-site with standard manufacturing hours. The ideal candidate has lean manufacturing knowledge, experience with ERP/MRP systems, and hands-on maintenance and programming skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing environments; electronic assembly desirable.
• Proficient in programming machines and using ERP/MRP systems.
• Strong fault diagnosis and root-cause analysis skills.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Assist in day-to-day plant operations and production support.
• Program machines and validate machine programs.
• Ensure production is fully supported and maintains quality.
• Drive continuous improvement to increase manufacturing efficiencies.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

ERP/MRP systems

Maintenance

Machine programming

Fault diagnosis

Project management

Education

Electro-mechanical degree

Tools

ERP

MRP

Job description

Manufacturing and Maintenance Engineer - 1443

Job Reference: 1443

Job Location: Crayford

Job Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Permanent

Our manufacturing Client on the outskirts of Dartford is seeking an experienced Manufacturing and Maintenance Engineer – the role is to assist in day-to-day plant operations, programming machines, validating programs and ensuring production is fully supported. The successful candidate will continually improve manufacturing efficiencies by utilizing continuous improvement techniques whilst maintaining a high level of quality.

Job role: Permanent, full time

Salary: Competitive – discussed on first phone call

Location: Near Dartford, Kent

Hours: 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday – 37.5 hours per week

Holiday: 25 days + 8 BH

The key skills and qualities of a Manufacturing and Maintenance Engineer are:

• Understanding lean manufacturing techniques.
• Understanding of computerised manufacturing systems (ERP, MRP)
• Keep equipment operational – first line maintenance and repairs
• Create programs for automatic programmable equipment
• Diagnose machine faults and production equipment failures, identifying root causes
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Able to communicate, both within the working group and the organisation.
• Understanding project management and prioritize multiple projects
• Ideally degree educated – electro mechanical
• Able to write programs for a variety of machines
• Hands on maintenance and problem-solving experience

Experience within manufacturing essential (desirable – electronic assembly