Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

LKAB Minerals Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer. The role involves ensuring high standards of operational efficiency, performing predictive maintenance to maximize uptime, and supporting both planned and reactive maintenance work. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and experience in maintaining heavy plant. This position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits including company pension and life insurance.

Benefits

Company pension increasing in employer contributions after 5 years service

Life insurance (Death in Service)

Employee Assistance Programme

Store discount scheme

5 Days volunteer leave

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Time served apprentice.
• IOSH preferred.
• Experience of safely maintaining medium to heavy plant.
• Shows a positive attitude to safety and the environment.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing and resolving faults.
• Using predictive maintenance methods.
• Recording maintenance and breakdown activities.
• Implementing improvement processes.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing Methods

Root Cause Analysis

Basic skills in machining

Welding

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

IT Skills

Microsoft Office suite

Education

BTEC National/NVQ or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Lund

Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

LKAB are looking for an experience Mechanical maintenance engineer to ensure LKAB are delivering high standards of operational efficiency, innovation and continuous improvement.

This role will be instrumental in ensuring that the plant realises its full potential in terms of safety and quality, increasing uptime and reducing breakdowns of machinery, working alongside the performance manager and maintenance supervisor to identify maintenance priorities, fault find and use predictive maintenance methods to ensure maximum plant operation.

You will support both planned and reactive maintenance work and plant improvements and projects throughout the plant, across a variety of machinery and equipment of varying ages and processes, ensuring accurate logs and record are maintained.

About the team:

Based on-site at Lund working alongside the Maintenance Team Leader, Production Operatives and Site Management team.

Responsibilities & Key work tasks:

• Carry out a full range of engineering and maintenance duties for the entire site, diagnosing and resolving faults
• Use predictive maintenance methods and knowledge of machinery and environment to ensure maximum uptime of plant and equipment
• Use of CMMS system to record maintenance and breakdown activities
• Proactive in maintaining, developing and implementing site improvement processes or projects to make the plant safe, deliver site efficiency and performance
• Scheduling work, resources, time and ordering of parts and equipment in line with the maintenance budget
• Executing work to specific Health and Safety, Company and Industry Standards and Regulations to ensure operational excellence, quality and safety and that all maintenance is carried out using Safe Systems of Work
• Support local contractor management processes ensuring they are following Health and Safety Standards
• Potential for call outs outside of normal working hours

About you:

• Time served apprentice.
• BTEC National/NVQ or equivalent
• IOSH preferred
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing Methods and Root Cause Analysis will be advantageous
• Experience of safely maintaining medium to heavy plant (Preferably screening, crushing, milling, dust extractions, mixers, conveyors, pneumatic blowers) with basic skills in machining, welding, pneumatics and hydraulics
• IT Skills particularly Microsoft Office suite
• Shows a positive attitude to safety and the environment within the workplace
• Continuous improvement mindset - proactive in identifying and suggesting areas for improvement
• Professional and can work autonomously and will deal with setbacks and challenges.
• Ability to work in a dynamic team or work on your own.
• Candidate must be comfortable working at heights and in confined spaces

Benefits:

• Company pension increasing in employer contributions after 5 years service
• Life insurance (Death in Service)
• Employee Assistance Programme for employee, partner and family
• Salary Extras - Store discount scheme
• 5 Days volunteer leave
• Reframe cancer support
• My Menopause centre
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with experience of; Plant Maintenance Engineer, Industrial Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Fitter, Maintenance Technician, Heavy Plant Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Service Engineer, Maintenance Electrician, Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer, Preventative Maintenance Engineer also be considered for this role.