Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Further training

Career opportunities

Job summary

We are recruiting a Maintenance Engineer / Maintenance Technician for a large international factory in Hampshire. The role covers planned maintenance, breakdown response and upgrades in a fast-paced production setting.

Candidates should have a maintenance or service engineering background, with an apprenticeship or NVQ/C&G Level 3, and multi-skilled electrical/mechanical capabilities. On-site role with day/night shift rotation.

Qualifications

• Background in maintenance or service engineering in industrial/manufacturing environments.
• Completed an engineering apprenticeship or NVQ/C&G Level 3 in mechanical, electrical or multi-skilled.
• Good fault-finding and troubleshooting across a range of equipment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned maintenance and respond to breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Deliver equipment upgrades, installations and infrastructure changes as required.
• Support building maintenance and general site upkeep when needed.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Electrical skills

Mechanical skills

Multiskilled

Fault-finding

Team player

Hands-on

Education

Engineering apprenticeship / NVQ / C&G Level 3

Tools

PLC's

Inverters

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Job description

Role

Maintenance Engineer / Maintenance Technician

Salary

£45,000 to £46,000 per annum, plus benefits, further training and career opportunities

Hours

12 hour shifts, rotation of days & nights - 2 weeks of days followed by 2 weeks of nights

Location

Commutable from Southampton, Havant, Portsmouth, Eastleigh, Winchester, Fareham and surrounding areas

Company

We are actively recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to work within a large international company at one of their premium, new and modern factories in Hampshire. You will benefit from an established, friendly and loyal team of Maintenance Engineers who provide planned maintenance & respond to breakdowns within their fast-paced production environment.

The Role

Working under the direction of the senior engineer, this Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer will provide their efforts to complete allocated mechanical & electrical maintenance tasks and projects, ensuring quality and completion of the tasks are delivered within the agreed timescales.

Responsibilities include undertaking planned maintenance, reacting to breakdowns, delivering equipment upgrades, new installations and infrastructure changes, together with building maintenance as & when required.

This is a multi-skilled environment, however either bias is acceptable with help and support provided for the Maintenance Engineer to improve the lesser discipline.

Requirements

• A background in Maintenance engineering or Service Engineering in any environment, such as industrial, facilities, FMCG, building services or similar type production/manufacturing environments.
• Have completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship or hold engineering qualifications ie. NVQ or C&G Level 3 in mechanical, electrical or multi-skilled.
• Enjoy good maintenance and troubleshooting skills across some of the following; motors, belts, bearings, chains, gears, boilers, pumps, inverters, sensors, relays, contactors, 3 phase motors, PLC’s, pneumatics, hydraulics or similar.
• Are multi-skilled across electrical & mechanical – either bias is equally welcome – alternatively you have a passion to build on your current speciality (Mechanical or Electrical) and become multi-skilled!
• Have good fault-finding skills.
• Are friendly and adaptable, with the ability to work well as part of a small team
• Are proactive and enjoy getting your hands dirty

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