Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Baltic Recruitment Limited; North East; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An industry leading business in North East England is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer. The role involves maintaining plants to maximize runtime, conducting preventative maintenance, and diagnosing faults in mechanical equipment. The starting salary is £48,000, increasing to £53,000 over time, along with benefits like company van, pension scheme, and 28 days holiday.

Benefits

Company van and fuel card

Company pension scheme

28 days holiday including bank holidays

Qualifications

• Minimum of apprentice trained or equivalent.
• Previous experience in a mechanical maintenance function.
• Experience in a technically challenging environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure plants are maintained to achieve required runtime.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance to specifications.
• Conduct fault finding, diagnosing, testing and repair of mechanical equipment.

Skills

Health and Safety Knowledge

Fault Finding

Preventative Maintenance

Education

City and Guilds Level 3 or NVQ Level 3

Job description

Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be supporting an industry leading business in the Hartlepool area with their search for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer.

Key Duties

• Reporting to the Maintenance manager you will be responsible for ensuring the plants are maintained to achieve the required plant runtime.
• Ensuring that all the planned weekly preventative maintenance shift for each site and plant is carried out to specification.
• Work varies on a day-to-day basis but includes fault finding, fault diagnosing, testing and repair of mechanical equipment, static and mobile plant.
• Plan and complete preventative maintenance for each site within agreed timeframes.
• Agree and maintain part stock of essentials parts as well as adhering to the department budget with the aid of order numbers and spend controls.
• Complete project and installation work to improve efficiency and safety of all sites.
• Keep up to date with relevant legislation and develop technical knowledge.

Key Requirements

• Detailed knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety .
• Minimum of apprentice trained or equivalent, City and guilds level 3,or NVQ level 3.
• Previous experience in a mechanical maintenance function.
• Experience of working in a technically challenging and value driven culture.

The Package

• Starting salary of £48,000 per annum which will increase up to £53,000 per annum over time.
• Continental shift pattern: working 2 weeks of days followed by 2 weeks of nights. 36hrs week 1, 48 hrs week 2 on rotation.
• Company van and fuel card provided which can be used for work.
• Company pension scheme.
• 28 days holiday including bank holidays.