Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

ETS Consulting Ltd; Kendal; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Overtime

Benefits

Job summary

ETS Consulting Ltd in Kendal is seeking an Apprentice Trained Engineer to join the maintenance team. You will service high-speed automated equipment, ensuring maximum efficiency and safety, with PLC knowledge essential.

Role covers fault diagnostics, preventative maintenance, and project work across washers, presses, conveyors, dryers, and related systems, plus water/boiler plant upkeep. Training opportunities will broaden your skills.

Qualifications

• Apprentice Trained Engineer with electrical/ mechanical background.
• Experience with PLC systems and automated machinery.
• Understanding of PPM systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day electrical and mechanical maintenance to high standards.
• Carry out fault diagnostics and repair of automated machines and processes.
• Support planned preventative maintenance and project-based work in a high-speed automated environment.
• Maintain water filtration and boiler-related plant and boilers.

Skills

Apprentice Trained

PLC systems

Automated machinery

Education

Full electrical/mechanical apprenticeship

Job description

Salary: £36,000 to £40,000 + Pension + Overtime + Benefits

Location: Kendal

Reference: JO7519/PW

The Company

An excellent opportunity has arisen with one of the UKs instantly recognisable and highly regarded engineering support companies. Benefiting from continuous improvements to all the manufacturing processes the group works within several sectors across Europe and Latin America including organisations such as hospitals, hotels, restaurants, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical companies.

Key Skills

• Apprentice Trained Engineer in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering
• Experience of PLC systems & Automated machinery
• Understanding of PPM systems

The Roles

The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of day-to-day electrical and mechanical engineering and maintenance activities ensuring work is carried out to the highest standards and maximising machine efficiencies. You will have served a minimum of a full apprenticeship in electrical or mechanical engineering and have experience working within planned and preventative maintenance schedules, project based work within a high speed automated environment.

On a day to day basis, you will be responsible for fault diagnostics and repair of a wide variety of automated machines and processes including industrial batch washers, presses, conveyor systems, dryers, ironers, folders, stackers and shrink wrap machines. They will also be responsible for the upkeep of the water filtration and boiler softening plant as well as the boilers themselves. This job also involves various PPM tasks and project works. There is a huge amount of training on offer, so the successful candidate will be in line to broaden their skills considerably.