Mechanical Maintenance Engineer - Training & Growth Path

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Training and development scheme

Excellent benefits

Multi-site stability

Job summary

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment Ltd in Cardiff is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a stable, multinational manufacturing group. You will lead preventive and predictive maintenance, ensuring high quality work and proactive issue identification across sites.

Training and progression paths are highlighted, with extensive internal and external courses offered. The role emphasizes collaboration with Engineering and Production teams, maintenance planning, and contractor coordination to

Qualifications

• Qualified to NVQ Level 3 or a HNC in Mechanical Engineering is desired.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance programs and tools associated with troubleshooting.
• In depth knowledge and experience in current plant equipment.
• Knowledge of tools and techniques related to predictive and preventive maintenance.
• Ability to develop and manage good working relationships with internal and external departments.
• Ability to work under pressure and find solutions in a short period of time.

Responsibilities

• Foresee that all the activities needed to maintain equipment are being executed and with a high quality, focus on preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Detect deviations in the performance of the plant’s asset function in time.
• Ensure the safe, efficient and quality execution of routine maintenance work on a daily basis, through detailed job preparation with the Engineer of the area.
• Establish standard work plans for repetitive maintenance tasks and encourage standardization.
• Inspect equipment and facilities on random or scheduled daily tours in order to detect anomalies.
• Provide support to Maintenance teams in the diagnosis and problem solving.
• Guarantee the quality of external repair services, spare parts or equipment, inspecting the equipment at the supplier or upon arrival at the warehouse.
• Coordinate contractors scheduled jobs and monitor the quality of tasks being carried out.
• Use predictive maintenance techniques, when appropriate, for the management of equipment and components.
• Review and analyse plant information (SAP + Shift Reports + Alarms Systems).
• Provide detailed work orders that ensure the safe and efficient execution of all maintenance work.
• Keep the asset documents and drawings updated and in order, in the locations where their use is required. In the same way, update and keep organized the information that is on-line.
• Provide support to Engineering and Production team with the preparation of the work plans to achieve the highest efficiency and quality of the maintenance groups

Skills

NVQ Level 3 or HNC in Mechanical Eng

Preventive maintenance knowledge

Plant equipment knowledge

Predictive maintenance knowledge

Interdepartmental collaboration

Working under pressure

Education

NVQ Level 3 or HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment Ltd in Cardiff is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a stable, multinational manufacturing group. You will lead preventive and predictive maintenance, ensuring high quality work and proactive issue identification across sites.

Training and progression paths are highlighted, with extensive internal and external courses offered. The role emphasizes collaboration with Engineering and Production teams, maintenance planning, and contractor coordination to