Mechanical Maintenance Engineer – Permanent Day Shifts (4 on 4 off)

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

Job summary

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Mechanical Fitter for a temp-to-perm role at a large manufacturing site. Hours are 6:00am–6:00pm, on a 4-on 4-off permanent days pattern, with the current contract lasting 4–6 months before going permanent.

The role involves maintaining and improving a wide range of production machinery, performing planned preventative maintenance, diagnosing faults, carrying out repairs, and supporting shutdowns and improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Completed a mechanical engineering apprenticeship or NVQ/City & Guilds Level 3 or above.
• Experience in mechanical maintenance in industrial/manufacturing settings.
• Experience with belts, chains, bearings, pumps, seals, motors, gears, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• MIG or Arc welding and fabrication experience desirable.
• Strong fault-finding, troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.

Responsibilities

• This is a temp-to-perm role, working permanent day shifts from 6:00am to 6:00pm on a 4 on 4 off pattern.
• 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 pneumatic 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 CMMS updates.

Skills

Welding

Fault finding

Maintenance planning

Bearings

Motors

Gears

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Fabrication

Teamwork

Education

Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3

Job description

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Mechanical Fitter for a temp-to-perm role at a large manufacturing site. Hours are 6:00am–6:00pm, on a 4-on 4-off permanent days pattern, with the current contract lasting 4–6 months before going permanent.

The role involves maintaining and improving a wide range of production machinery, performing planned preventative maintenance, diagnosing faults, carrying out repairs, and supporting shutdowns and improvement projects.