Mechanical; Maintenance Engineer - £50k+ - Monday to Friday

Proactive; Preston; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Maintenance Engineer in a state-of-the-art facility. This hands-on role offers the chance to work with world-leading technology and machinery. You'll be responsible for both reactive and planned maintenance, ensuring minimal downtime and peak operational efficiency. With a culture that values teamwork and invests in staff training, this position promises exciting career progression and growth opportunities. If you're ready to take your engineering skills to the next level, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Pension

Holidays

Extra Training

Career Progression

Qualifications

• Formal engineering qualification with practical experience.
• Proven mechanical experience in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct reactive and planned maintenance of production machinery.
• Perform fault finding and repairs on various machinery.
• Minimize downtime and ensure efficient operation.

Skills

Mechanical Skills

Fault Finding

Reactive Maintenance

Planned Maintenance

Experience with Pumps and Motors

Education

City & Guilds Level 2

NVQ Level 3

Job description

Maintenance Engineer Preston Lancashire area needed for a hands-on role in production/factory, at a state-of-the-art production facility with an impeccable reputation, a friendly culture, and a strong teamwork ethic.

The company invests heavily in their staff and sites, utilizing world-leading technology and machinery, and providing extensive training.

The Maintenance Engineer role in Preston is scheduled for Monday - Friday evening shifts.

Salary up to £50k+ plus pension, holidays, and other perks.

As a Maintenance Engineer, this company offers extra training and career progression with exciting growth plans.

Maintenance Engineer duties:

1. Reactive and planned maintenance of production machinery across the site and process plant
2. Working on project-related work
3. Hands-on mechanical skills with proven experience
4. Qualified with some engineering qualifications
5. Attend machinery breakdowns
6. Fault finding and repairs on machinery
7. Experience working with pumps, motors, etc. is preferred
8. Minimize downtime

Requirements for Maintenance Engineer:

1. A formal engineering qualification, ideally at least City & Guilds Level 2, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent, with practical experience
2. Proven mechanical experience

The Maintenance Engineer role is commutable from Preston, Manchester, Wigan, Southport, Blackburn, Eccleston, Kirkham, Ormskirk, and other parts of Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

Application Process:

If you have the above skills and wish to be considered for this Maintenance Technician position or want more details, please contact Simon at (phone number removed), submit your CV to (url removed), or click the apply button below.

About Proactive (about Us):

Specializing in FMCG manufacturing, with a growing presence in pharmaceuticals, injection moulding, and household care. Our FMCG division is divided into four niche and specialist teams: Engineering, Operations (Technical, Production), and Senior Appointments.

Operating from a network of offices across London, Surrey, Birmingham, Manchester, and the USA, Proactive supplies permanent and contract workforce nationwide. With a proven track record of successful partnerships, we understand current industry challenges and work with you to find the right role.

We aim to contact all applicants; however, if you do not hear from us within two weeks, you have been unsuccessful.

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Proactive Global acts as an Employment Business regarding this vacancy.