Mechanical Maintenance Engineer - Day Shift (Temp-to-Perm)

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd is recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Mechanical Fitter to join a modern manufacturing site near Sittingbourne. The role is initially a 4–6 month contract with a view to permanent.

You will work 6:00am–6:00pm on a 4 on 4 off pattern, performing preventative maintenance, breakdown support and machine reliability improvements across production equipment.

Qualifications

• Completed a recognised Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship or hold a Mechanical Engineering qualification such as NVQ or City & Guilds at Level 3 or above.
• Experience in mechanical maintenance, fitting or servicing in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
• Experience with belts, chains, bearings, pumps, seals, motors, gears, hydraulics and pneumatics.

Responsibilities

• Completing Planned Preventative Maintenance across a wide range of production equipment and machinery.
• Responding to machinery breakdowns and production line issues.
• Fault finding, diagnosing mechanical problems and completing effective repairs.
• Supporting planned shutdowns, improvement projects and machinery refurbishments.
• Replacing, repairing and aligning worn mechanical components.
• Working on belts, bearings, motors, gears, pumps, chains, hydraulics and pneumatics systems.
• Identifying recurring equipment problems and helping to develop long-term solutions.
• Supporting Continuous Improvement activities throughout the factory.
• Accurately recording maintenance work and contributing to the ongoing improvement of the CMMS.

Skills

Fault finding

Troubleshooting

Diagnostics

Teamwork

Continuous Improvement

CMMS knowledge

Education

Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3

Tools

Bearings

Motors

Pumps

Gears

Belts

Chains

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Welding

Fabrication

Job description

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd is recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Mechanical Fitter to join a modern manufacturing site near Sittingbourne. The role is initially a 4–6 month contract with a view to permanent.

You will work 6:00am–6:00pm on a 4 on 4 off pattern, performing preventative maintenance, breakdown support and machine reliability improvements across production equipment.