Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Morgan Gray; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Essex is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to maintain and optimize complex automated production machinery. This role offers a fixed-term contract with potential for permanence, including benefits like paid overtime and a defined pension scheme. Ideal for those with a mechanical skillset and NVQ Level 3 education in mechanical engineering.

Benefits

Paid overtime

34 total annual holiday days

Defined pension scheme

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining complex equipment in a production or related environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure optimum production performance and minimize equipment downtime.
• Respond to and resolve electrical and mechanical breakdowns.
• Drive reliability through a proactive approach to maintenance.
• Support and lead projects to improve equipment efficiencies.

Skills

Mechanical skillset

Fault finding and repair on control systems

Using CMMS systems

Education

NVQ Level 3 in a mechanical engineering discipline

Job description

Overview

A FTSE250 manufacturing company in Essex who are a global leader in their industry are recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Technician for their production plant.

Contract and shift

Working a rotating double day shift (Mon-Fri) the role would be on an 18-month fixed term contract with potential opportunity to go permanent.

Role purpose

The focus of the role is to maintain and optimise a range of complex automated production machinery and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring optimum production performance and minimizing equipment downtime
• Responding to and resolving electrical and mechanical breakdowns
• Driving reliability through a proactive approach to maintenance
• Delivery of continuous improvement strategies and support/lead projects to improve equipment efficiencies
• Working through planned maintenance tasks and using/updating CMMS
• Equipment includes hydraulics, pneumatics, boilers, high speed mechanisms

Qualifications and experience

Successful applicants will need to have mechanical skillset and be educated to NVQ Level 3 in a mechanical engineering discipline. Experience maintaining complex equipment in a production or related environment is also required. Experience of fault finding and repair on control systems is beneficial as experience using a CMMS system.

Benefits

Benefits of the role include paid overtime, 34 days total annual holiday, a defined pension scheme and life insurance.

Who this role may suit

The position may be suitable for applicants who are currently a Mechanical Technician, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Maintenance Engineer or similar working in manufacturing, power generation, distribution, or relevant automated environment