Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Staffbase Recruitment; Rugeley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Free on site parking

Pension

Job summary

Staffbase Recruitment is assisting a very established heavy industry manufacturer near Stafford in recruiting a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer. You will perform planned and reactive maintenance on a wide range of plant, conveyors, crushers, furnaces, and site facilities, with a focus on mechanical and basic electrical fault finding.

The role offers a basic salary of £45K-£49K plus overtime, 28 days’ holiday, free on-site parking and a pension.

Qualifications

• Competent mechanical engineer with basic electrical fault finding skills.
• Preferably NVQ Level 3 or HND/HNC in electrical engineering.
• Experience in heavy industry environments (foundry, recycling, quarry, aggregates) advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Undertake planned and reactive maintenance on plant, machinery and facilities.
• Maintain and repair conveyors, crushers, screens, furnaces, cooling plants, and related equipment.
• Carry out hydraulic and pneumatic system maintenance and repairs.
• Perform electrical fault finding on control panels, motors, relays and sensors.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering Skills

Electrical Fault Finding

Education

NVQ Level 3 or HND/HNC in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Our client is a very established and expanding heavy industry manufacturing company and Staffbase have been appointed to recruit for the position of Mechanical Maintenance Engineer.

Basic salary £45K - £49K Neg + OT

The successful candidate will work at our client's busy manufacturing plant near Stafford.

Applicants will have excellent mechanical engineering skills and ideally good electrical fault find and repair skills.

The Role:

Reporting to the engineering manager the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer will be required to undertake planned and reactive maintenance activities on a wide range of plant, machinery and site facilities.

You duties will include but is not limited to the following:

• Mechanical & electrical maintenance / repair of a wide range of machinery including conveyors, crushers, screens, furnaces, cooling plant and much more
• Maintenance and repair of hydraulic & pneumatic machinery
• Electrical fault find and repair control panels, motors, contactors, sensors, relays etc etc
• Site facilities electrical maintenance

PPMCandidates:

The Mechncial Maintenance Engineer will be a competent engineer with good mechanical and basic electrical fault find and repair skills.

Preferably you will hold formal mechanical or electrical engineering qualification e.g.NVQ level 3 or HND/HNC in electrical engineering.

Previous work experience in heavy industry environment such as foundry, recycling or quarry and aggregates sectors would be an advantage however all applicants with necessary skills will be considered.

Hours of work:

4 on 3 off 12 hour shifts days for 1 month then rotate to nights

Benefits:

Excellent basic salary Negotiable £45K - £49K + OT

• 28 days annual leave
• Free on site parking
• Pension