Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

TipTopJob; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Runcorn is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to enhance operational efficiency and ensure high safety standards. The role involves both planned and reactive maintenance across various machinery, with a focus on continuous improvement and safety compliance. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in engineering and maintenance, with relevant qualifications and experience in Lean Manufacturing and IT skills.

Qualifications

• Time-served apprentice required.
• Experience in maintaining medium to heavy plant machinery.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering and maintenance duties, diagnosing and resolving faults.
• Use predictive maintenance methods to maximize uptime.
• Schedule work and manage maintenance budget.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing Methods

Root Cause Analysis

IT Skills

Education

BTEC National/NVQ

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Job Title: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Runcorn : WA7 4UY

Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

About Us

LKAB's commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is fundamental to our success as a company. By embracing everyone and ensuring that every employee (or potential employee) feels a strong sense of belonging, we build a workforce with diverse perspectives and identities.

We have a proud culture and set of Behaviours and Leadership Criteria that we work within, which are a prerequisite of being an LKAB employee and demonstrate how we work and how we lead. These support in achieving the overall LKAB vision of Leading the transformation of our industry towards a sustainable future.

We deliver: from strategy to execution

We work as one team: through collaboration

We learn and adapt: by learning and developing

We use resources with respect: through trust and responsibility

Our overarching goal is achieving Zero Harm, and everyone who wishes to join our organisation must work within the framework of our six Golden Rules to create a safer, more secure workplace environment for people to thrive in. Our behaviour and mindset are what create a safe and healthy work environment, and our Golden Rules encompass much of what constitutes a good safety culture.

• Recognise and praise good behaviour
• Lead by example
• Always Challenge acts that could cause harm
• Stop and think: What could go wrong?
• Never bypass a system designed to prevent harm.

About The Role

LKAB is looking for an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to ensure high standards of operational efficiency, innovation, and continuous improvement. This role will be instrumental in ensuring the plant realises its full potential in safety and quality, increasing uptime, and reducing machinery breakdowns. You will work alongside the performance manager and maintenance supervisor to identify maintenance priorities, fault find, and use predictive maintenance methods to maximize plant operation.

You will support both planned and reactive maintenance work, plant improvements, and projects across various machinery and equipment, ensuring accurate logs and records are maintained.

About The Team

Based onsite at Runcorn, working alongside the Maintenance Supervisor, Performance Manager, and Engineering team.

Responsibilities and Key Work Tasks

• Perform a full range of engineering and maintenance duties for the entire site, diagnosing and resolving faults
• Use predictive maintenance methods and knowledge of machinery to maximize uptime
• Utilize CMMS system to record maintenance and breakdown activities
• Proactively maintain, develop, and implement site improvement processes or projects to enhance safety, efficiency, and performance
• Schedule work, resources, time, and order parts within the maintenance budget
• Execute work in compliance with Health and Safety, Company, and Industry Standards and Regulations, ensuring operational excellence, quality, and safety, using Safe Systems of Work
• Support local contractor management, ensuring adherence to Health and Safety Standards

Candidate Requirements

• Time-served apprentice
• BTEC National/NVQ or equivalent
• IOSH qualification preferred
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing Methods and Root Cause Analysis advantageous
• Experience maintaining medium to heavy plant (e.g., screening, crushing, milling, dust extraction, mixers, conveyors, pneumatic blowers) with basic skills in machining, welding, pneumatics, and hydraulics
• IT Skills, particularly Microsoft Office

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology