Mechanical Maintenance Engineer in Northampton)

Impact Recruitment Services; Northampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Life insurance

On-site parking

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Impact Recruitment Services are seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join a well-established business in Northamptonshire. The role offers a permanent position with a salary of £44,000 per year, plus a company pension and additional benefits.

You will maintain, service and repair a wide range of production machinery and site equipment, using strong mechanical fault-finding skills in an industrial environment. Overtime may be required and an on-call rota after probation.

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship or equivalent industrial engineering qualifications.
• Experience servicing and repairing industrial machinery.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with preventative and scheduled maintenance.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings.
• Experience with conveyors, gearboxes, bearings, motors, or rotating machinery beneficial.
• Multi-skilled, especially with electrical systems and pneumatics.
• Experience with food production or processing machinery beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production machinery and site facilities.
• Diagnose mechanical faults and perform breakdown repairs.
• Service and maintain a wide range of production equipment and machinery.
• Maintain machine drive mechanisms and related systems.
• Work on conveyors, elevators, grinders, weighing equipment and rotating machinery.
• Read and interpret mechanical drawings and diagrams.
• Use test and measurement equipment to identify and resolve faults.
• Ensure plant services and site facilities meet safety and quality standards.
• Follow health and safety procedures.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Preventative maintenance

Reading drawings

Industrial machinery servicing

Problem solving

Electrical & pneumatics

Food production machinery

Overtime willingness

On-call readiness

Education

Apprenticeship/City & Guilds/NVQ level 3

BTEC

Significant engineering experience

Job description

Impact Recruitment are looking for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to work for a well-established business in Northamptonshire. This is a permanent opportunity offering a salary of £44,000 per year, alongside a company pension and additional benefits.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the maintenance, servicing and repair of a wide range of production machinery and site equipment. You will need strong mechanical fault-finding skills and experience working within an industrial or manufacturing environment.

Please note: You must be willing to work occasional overtime should it be needed and participate in an on call rota following your probationary period.

Role

Mechanical Engineer

Hours

Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 5:30pm (1-hour lunch break)

Salary

£44,000 per annum

Location

NN7

Daily Duties

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production machinery and site facilities.


• Diagnosing mechanical faults and carrying out breakdown repairs.


• Servicing and maintaining a wide range of production equipment and machinery.


• Maintaining machine drive mechanisms and associated mechanical systems.


• Working on conveyors, elevators, grinders, weighing equipment and rotating machinery.


• Carrying out maintenance and testing of plant services and site facilities.


• Reading and interpreting mechanical drawings and technical diagrams.


• Using test and measurement equipment to identify and resolve faults.


• Ensuring process systems, safety systems and site facilities are maintained to a high standard.


• Following all relevant health and safety procedures.

Skills and Knowledge Required

• Recognised apprenticeship, BTEC, City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 qualification, or significant experience within a similar engineering environment.


• Previous experience servicing and repairing industrial machinery.


• Strong mechanical fault-finding and problem-solving skills.


• Experience with preventative and scheduled maintenance.


• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings.


• Experience working with conveyors, gearboxes, bearings, motors or other rotating machinery would be beneficial.


• Multi-skilled experience, particularly with electrical systems and pneumatics, would be an advantage.


• Previous experience working with food production or processing machinery would be beneficial.


• Must be flexible and willing to work weekend overtime.


• Must be able to participate in an on-call rota following a satisfactory probationary period of up to six months.

Benefits

• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Life insurance


• On-site parking


• Overtime opportunities