Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

MTrec Recruitment; Washington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Competitive salary

Excellent company benefits

Job summary

MTrec Recruitment is recruiting a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer on a permanent basis for a 3-shift system in the United Kingdom. The role involves diagnosing and repairing special purpose equipment, implementing planned maintenance, and mentoring apprentices.

Ideal candidates will have an apprenticeship and an HNC or equivalent in electrical or mechanical engineering, with strong fault-finding skills in hydraulics, pneumatics, and PLCs. Flexible to work nights and overtime is required.

Qualifications

• Must have completed an Apprenticeship and be educated to HNC or equivalent in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• Experience reading mechanical and electrical drawings for fault finding.
• Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics; basic fabrication skills advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair of special purpose equipment and ensure proper operation.
• Plan and execute effective maintenance to prevent disruption of activities.
• Read electrical/mechanical drawings for fault finding and diagnose PLC issues.
• Maintain inventory using engineering database and KPI measurements.
• Mentor maintenance apprentices and support 3-shift operations including nights.
• Coordinate with maintenance for external modifications and future installations.
• Capture comprehensive maintenance data for equipment history and lessons learnt.
• Complete shift handovers and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

Education

Apprenticeship

HNC or equivalent in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens S7

PLC

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

MTrec's new career opportunity

Our client are leaders in their industry sector, they are looking to recruit a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer on a permanent basis.

The role will be working a 3 shift system ().

The Job you'll do

• Diagnosis and repair of special purpose equipment and make sure it works correctly.


• Formulation and execution of effective (value-added) planned maintenance (PM) to prevent disruption of activities.


• Prioritisation, validation, and completion of maintenance requests.


• Control of Inventory using engineering database.


• Pilot key equipment using maintenance key performance indicators (KPI's) to formulate and execute improvement action plans.


• Mentor and support to maintenance apprentices.


• Additional Responsibilities


• Capture of comprehensive maintenance data for equipment history and 'lessons learnt' purposes.


• PLC fault finding using PLCs for remedial actions and process improvements.


• Coordinate with maintenance engineering department for external modifications and future installations.


• Support improvements identified through the Red Tag and 6S process.


• Shift handovers must be completed.


• Support a culture of change and improvement within the engineering department.

About You

• Must have served a recognised Apprenticeship and be educated to HNC or equivalent in electrical or mechanical engineering with a minimum of 3 year s post Apprenticeship experience with strong mechanical and electrical maintenance experience.


• Must be able to read Mechanical and Electrical drawings for fault-finding purposes


• Having experience working with hydraulics and pneumatics.


• Basic fabrication skills are advantageous.


• The use of testing equipment.


• Knowledge PLCs ladder logic and structured text.


• Good IT skills using Microsoft packages Word, Excel, and Outlook


• Experience of the following is essential: -


• PLC, Siemens S7 Advantageous.


• Mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic maintenance and fault-finding skills.


• Very strong with electrical fault-finding using HMI fault codes.


• Root cause analysis.


• 18th Edition wiring regulations.


• Be flexible to work 3 shifts including nights, as well as overtime when required.

The rewards and the benefits

• Permanent job.


• Competitive salary.


• Excellent company benefits.