Mechanical Maintenance Engineer – Aberdare

Wagstaff Recruitment; Aberdare; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Pension

Training

Job summary

Hunter Selection Limited in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, is recruiting a Senior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to lead a team of maintenance engineers on a busy manufacturing site. You will be the technical expert on site, responding to breakdowns and driving improvements to machine performance.

The role requires a recognised apprenticeship and an HND in Mechanical Engineering, with at least five years of hands-on maintenance experience in heavy industry.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a maintenance technician in a busy manufacturing environment.
• Recognised apprenticeship in a suitable discipline and ideally an HND in Mechanical Engineering.
• Mechanical bias with experience in electrical disciplines.
• Experience fault finding/repairs in hydraulic and pneumatic systems and servicing gearboxes and large equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of maintenance engineers and act as technical expert on site.
• Attend breakdowns and repair plant and machinery.
• Maintain, repair and fault-find across mechanical equipment.
• Contribute to machine efficiency and CI programmes, including 5 whys analysis.
• Complete risk assessments and equipment isolation procedures.
• Ensure safe operation and preventative maintenance activities.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Team leadership

Fault finding

Electrical discipline experience

Education

Recognised apprenticeship in mechanical engineering

HND in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Lathe

Milling machine

Pillar drill

Welding equipment

Job description

Benefits Package:

• £58,500
• Senior role overseeing maintenance engineers
• Excellent training scheme
• Plenty of Overtime available.
• 12% Pension
• Pension

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 are valued as an employer of choice in the local area that would provide you a job for life as well as career development with training available to upskill you as an Engineer. A Mechanical Maintenance Engineer is required to join their highly skilled team as soon as possible.

Role & Responsibilities:

• A senior engineer who will lead a team of maintenance engineers, be the technical expert on site answering any queries and attending any breakdowns when needed.
• 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.
• Fault find and repair on a range of mechanical equipment and machinery.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working as a maintenance technician in a busy, high pressured manufacturing environment. Having served a recognised apprenticeship in a suitable discipline and ideally educated to HND level in Mechanical Engineering.
• The successful candidate will be mechanical biased but will have experience in 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.
• Mechanical maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment is essential, ideally medium to heavy industry experience would be desirable.

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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.

Job Tenure: Permanent
Salary: £58000 – £59000 per annum + Plus Benefits and Progression
Location: Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff