Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd; Worthing; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A maintenance engineer role near Worthing requires a mechanical bias with electrical exposure. The role covers a ~75% mechanical focus and 25% electrical work, across a varied factory environment.

You will handle reactive breakdowns, planned maintenance and small projects while ensuring equipment downtime is minimised and safety standards are met. Applicants should have an apprenticeship or engineering qualification, plus hands-on experience with plant machinery, hydraulics, pneumatics, belts

Qualifications

• Completed a recognised apprenticeship or hold engineering qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Experience maintaining plant machinery through fault finding, planned maintenance, shutdowns and project work.
• Attention to detail – repairs completed to a high quality, promptly and safely.
• Friendly and adaptable, with a proactive, can-do attitude and good physical fitness.
• Self-motivated and driven to succeed, with strong communication to colleagues and production.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, perform planned maintenance and lead project work on production machinery.
• Respond to breakdowns with prompt, safe repairs to minimise downtime.
• Support site maintenance activities and ensure equipment operates safely and reliably.
• Adhere to health and safety requirements at all times and document maintenance logs.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Fault finding

Electrical experience

Hydraulics & Pneumatics

Safety compliance

Team player

Apprenticeship

Education

Engineering qualifications or apprenticeship

Job description

Role: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Fitter / Multi-Skilled Engineer – Mechanical Bias

Salary: £Negotiable

Hours: Mon to Fri, 08:00am till 4:00pm - flexibility required

Location: Commutable from Chichester, Bognor Regis, Worthing, Arundel, Shoreham, Ashington and surrounding areas

Company

We are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer, mechanical bias, to work within a small and successful factory near Worthing. You will benefit from a varied role and fast faced environment, turning your hands to many areas of the factory, focusing on ensuring production machines stay operational. It is roughly a 75%/25% split from mechanical to electrical, so someone who is mechanically qualified with some electrical experience is required.

Responsibilities

• This role will involve all aspects of plant maintenance from troubleshooting, planned maintenance and project work.
• The role is very biased to reactive and dealing with breakdowns.
• Whether you are undertaking PPM or reacting quickly & efficiently to breakdowns, you will ensure a high standard of plant maintenance is always achieved and will assist across all maintenance activities on site.
• The successful candidate will be working as part of the maintenance team ensuring that all plant equipment is operating efficiently with the minimum amount of downtime and in a safe order.
• You will also need to adhere to strict health and safety requirements at all times.
• The role will include all mechanical issues including Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Belts, Chains, Gear Boxes, Pumps, Bearings, Welding, and with some electrical work as well.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Completed a recognised apprenticeship or hold engineering qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Good experience of maintaining plant machinery through fault finding, planned maintenance, shutdowns and project work.
• Has good attention to detail - ensuring repairs are carried out to a high quality - promptly and safely.
• Friendly and adaptable working attitude, with the hunger to learn and physically fit.
• Proactive work attitude and keen to get stuck in.
• Provide good communication to both colleagues and production, keeping the required logs of maintenance work.
• Always work safely and follow safe systems of work.
• Self-motivated and driven to succeed.