Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Hunter Selection Limited; Wales; On-site; GBP 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a skilled team in the UK. The role involves maintaining and repairing machinery in a high-volume environment. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience, a recognised apprenticeship, and skills in both mechanical and electrical disciplines. The position offers a salary of £44,000 and excellent training opportunities.

Benefits

Hands on Training

Excellent training scheme

Pension

Bonus Scheme

Overtime availability

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a high volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience in both mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• Strong workshop skills including welding and fabrication.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair and fault find on plant and machinery.
• Contribute toward machine efficiency using maintenance programmes.
• Complete preventative maintenance inspections.

Skills

Maintenance technician experience

Fault finding

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Welding skills

Fabrication skills

Education

Recognised apprenticeship

HNC level education

Tools

Lathe

Milling machine

Pillar drill

Job description

Benefits Package

• £44,000
• Morning and Afternoon (Days role)
• Hands on Training and development available on the job
• Excellent training scheme
• Plenty of Overtime available.
• Pension
• Bonus Scheme available

Innovation and excellence in manufacturing processes has put this company at the forefront of their industry. Boasting several blue chip clients they are enjoying strong market conditions and are busier than ever, they have multiple sites across the UK and a part of a very large group, they are valued as an employer in the local area that would provide you a job for life. A Mechanical Maintenance Engineer is required to join their highly skilled team as soon as possible.

Role & Responsibilities

• To maintain, repair and fault find on plant and machinery using various maintenance disciplines.
• Contribute toward machine efficiency and development programmes using existing maintenance programmes and CI methodologies including 5 why analysis.
• Complete preventative maintenance inspections and identify and implement action plans needed to stop reoccurring faults.
• Completion of Risk assessments and equipment isolation procedures

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years' experience working as a maintenance technician in a busy, high volume manufacturing environment. Having served a recognised apprenticeship in a suitable discipline and ideally educated to HNC level.
• The successful candidate will be mechanically biased but will have experience in both Mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• The candidate must be experienced in fault finding and repairs in Hydraulic and Pneumatic systems, servicing and repair of gearboxes and other large mechanical equipment, workshop skills including welding, fabrication and use of workshop equipment including a lathe, milling machine and pillar drill.

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.