Mobile Plant Maintenance Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Bury; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Mobile Plant Engineer to ensure plant availability and provide essential engineering support across multiple facilities. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for career progression, with a competitive salary starting at £38k per annum. The successful candidate will manage engineering activities, conduct risk assessments, and ensure compliance with health and safety policies. Join a company that values technical expertise and offers numerous opportunities for training and development. If you're ready to make a difference and grow your career, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Career Development

Responsibility & Impact

Competitive Salary

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical and electrical maintenance background required.
• Proven competency in CNC and PLC-controlled machinery.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all plant assets are maintained and conduct regular PPM services.
• Diagnose and correct machine malfunctions for safe operation.

Skills

Fault-finding abilities

Health and Safety awareness

Communication skills

Team-working skills

Proactive attitude

Flexible attitude

Education

Formal Engineering accreditation (EITB)

City & Guilds/BTEC

IEE 17th edition wiring regulations

Tools

CNC machine tools

PLC-controlled machinery (Siemens)

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Material handling systems

Job description

Job Description

I am recruiting an experienced Mobile Plant Engineer for my client the UK's leading Structural Steel manufacturer. This role will ensure plant availability and provide essential engineering support across all their UK facilities. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for career progression.

The role offers a GREAT 4-day shift pattern - Monday - Thursday 7.00am - 4.45pm.

Competitive salary starting at £38k per annum.

The successful Mobile Plant Engineer will be responsible for:

• Plant Maintenance: Ensuring all plant assets are maintained and conducting regular PPM services to meet operational demands.
• Machine Malfunction Rectification: Diagnosing and correcting machine malfunctions, ensuring equipment operates safely and efficiently.
• Property Maintenance: Managing all aspects of property maintenance and ensuring work areas, including workshops and storage facilities, are well maintained.
• Risk Management: Conducting and documenting full risk assessments prior to any engineering activity, and ensuring adherence to safe systems of work.
• Training & Development: Providing engineering training to new starters and apprentices, and overseeing large installations and machine relocations.
• Workload Management: Ensuring all maintenance workloads are managed efficiently, with regular communication to resolve issues quickly.
• Health & Safety Compliance: Implementing company Health and Safety policies, ensuring all engineering tasks are risk-assessed, and managing contractor activities.

In return, the successful Mobile Plant Engineer will be part of a company that values technical expertise and offers:

• Career Development: Opportunities to progress within the company, supported by training and development.
• Responsibility & Impact: Manage engineering activities across all UK facilities.
• Competitive Salary: A package reflective of your experience and the critical responsibilities of the role.

We would love to see your CV if you have:

• Qualifications: Formal Engineering accreditation (EITB), City & Guilds/BTEC, and ideally IEE 17th edition wiring regulations.
• Experience: A strong mechanical and electrical maintenance background, with proven competency in CNC machine tools, PLC-controlled machinery (Siemens), pneumatics, hydraulics, and material handling systems.
• Skills: Excellent fault-finding abilities, experience with PPM systems, and strong Health and Safety awareness.
• Attributes: Good communication and team-working skills, a proactive and flexible attitude, and the ability to prioritise and work unsupervised.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re a skilled Mobile Plant Engineer looking for a challenging role with opportunities for growth, I want to hear from you.