Mechanic £55k

Proactive Global; Kettering; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension

Bonus

Career progression

Extra courses

Competitive salary and shift package

Training to Maintenance Engineer

Job summary

Proactive Global is seeking a mechanically skilled technician in Kettering to join its engineering team on a shift-based pattern. The role focuses on hands-on breakdown responses and rapid repair to keep production lines running.

You will be trained up to a Maintenance Technician level in a state-of-the-art, fully automated plant, with an excellent pension and a clear path for career progression. This permanent role offers a competitive salary (£54k-£56k) with bonus and benefits, and requires

Qualifications

• Must have engineering qualifications.
• Strong fault finding and diagnostic skills are essential.
• Ability to work under pressure in a busy manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Respond quickly to mechanical breakdowns across the site.
• Diagnose faults and identify root causes of failures.
• Carry out reactive maintenance and repairs to minimize downtime.
• Repair and replace mechanical components as required.
• Fault find on motors, gearboxes, conveyors, pumps and other equipment.
• Carry out basic adjustments and modifications to machinery.
• Maintain accurate records of breakdowns and engineering work.
• Follow site health and safety procedures and engineering standards.

Skills

Mechanical hands-on

Fault finding

Diagnostics

Pressure tolerance

Health & safety

Education

Engineering qualifications

Job description

Mechanic - Kettering

This is actually an EXCELLENT opportunity to be trained up to work on automated machinery in a factory to Maintenance Engineer

Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire

Salary: £54000-£56000+ Bonus + Good Pension

Shift: 8 hour shift rotation, early mornings, late afternoons and a night - lots of time off

Employment: Permanent

Mechanical Fitter/ Vehicle Technician/ Car Mechanic/ Plant Fitter/ Machine Builders/ could suit this role as the company will train you up to Maintenance Technician level.

MUST have engineering qualifications.

The Role

We are working with an award-winning manufacturer that is looking for a Mechanical trained person to join its engineering team on a shift-based pattern.

This is a hands-on, reactive maintenance role, where the main responsibility will be responding to breakdowns and getting production machinery back up and running as quickly and safely as possible.

The role would suit a Mechanic, who enjoys fault finding, diagnosing problems and carrying out repairs in a busy manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond quickly to mechanical breakdowns across the manufacturing site.
• Diagnose faults and identify the root cause of machinery failures.
• Carry out reactive maintenance and repairs to minimise production downtime.
• Repair and replace mechanical components as required.
• Fault find on motors, gearboxes, conveyors, pumps, and other production equipment.
• Carry out basic adjustments and modifications to machinery where required.
• Maintain accurate records of breakdowns and engineering work.
• Follow all site health and safety procedures and engineering standards.

Skills & Experience

• Previous Mechanical hands on experience and qualifications
• Good mechanical fault-finding skills.
• Ability to diagnose faults quickly and effectively.
• Able to work effectively under pressure.
• Good understanding of health and safety within a manufacturing environment.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join an award-winning manufacturer.
• Be trained up to a Maintenance Engineer in a state of the art, fully automated plant.
• Excellent pension
• Bonus
• Career progression
• Extra courses
• Competitive salary and shift package.

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.