Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd; Newport; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A global heavy plant manufacturer is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer for night shifts. This role involves maintaining various equipment and machinery, working on both planned and reactive maintenance tasks in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should have mechanical maintenance experience and a relevant qualification. The position offers opportunities for training and advancement in a supportive team atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Time served apprentice or mechanical engineering qualification.
• Experience with mechanical maintenance or mechanical fitting work in industrial environments.
• Any experience with belts, chains, bearings, pumps, motors, gears, hydraulics, pneumatics desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance of various equipment and machinery across the factory.
• Working through planned preventative maintenance programs.
• Attending to and resolving breakdowns swiftly.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance experience

Problem-solving skills

Proactive work attitude

Friendly and adaptable attitude

Education

Time served apprenticeship or mechanical engineering qualification

Tools

MIG welding experience

Experience with machinery maintenance

Job description

Overview

Role: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer - Nights

Salary: £47,000 to £49,000 per annum + overtime paid at x1.5 & x2.0 AND benefits

Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9.00pm to 7.30am (permanent nights)

Location: Commutable from Howden, Hull, Selby, Goole, Doncaster, Brough, York, Market Weighton and surrounding areas

Only 4 shifts per week - Monday to Thursday 9pm to 7.30am

This global heavy plant manufacturing company offers challenging and rewarding careers to their Maintenance Fitters & Engineers, with scope for further training and qualifications, together with development of skills and future progression. With a sizeable team of over 30 Engineers, the company tries to keep all engineering works in-house, minimising the need and use of external contractors, so you really do get involved across the full range of reactive, proactive and project work.

If you're after a role where you can get your hands dirty, be challenged as well as supported, with opportunities to grow and progress, this job is for you.

It would suit a Mechanical Fitter or Mechanical Maintenance Engineer with a background in an industrial or manufacturing environment with ANY/SOME mechanical experience of bearings, shafts, belts, chains, motors, gears, pumps, hydraulics, pneumatics, welding (MIG) - please apply.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance of various equipment and machinery across their factory, dealing with and overcoming problems in a fast paced environment.
• Working through a planned preventative maintenance program as well as project and continuous improvement work.
• There is a lot of future planned projects involving upgrades and refurbishments that all Engineers get a hand in doing.
• Reactive maintenance, working at pace attending to and resolving breakdowns swiftly and getting production lines back up and running again.
• Dealing with conveyors, belts, bearings, motors, gears, pumps, chains, hydraulics, pneumatics etc.

Requirements

• Time served apprentice or mechanical engineering qualification
• Experience with mechanical maintenance or mechanical fitting work, within an industrial and/or manufacturing environment
• Machinery maintenance experience
• Any experience of belts, chains, bearings, pumps, motors, gears, hydraulics, pneumatics would be desirable
• Any MIG welding experience would be desirable
• Heavy plant/machinery experience would be great but not essential
• Proactive work attitude and keen to get stuck in
• Friendly and adaptable working attitude

How to apply

If this role sounds of interest, please apply now and send your most up to date CV to Jane at TechNichols Resourcing to be considered. Or call TechNichols Resourcing and speak with Jane for further information.

We will endeavour to get back to all applicants but if you have not heard back within 5 working days unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful