Trainee Maintenance Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Basildon; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global company in Basildon is seeking a Trainee Maintenance Engineer to join their team. This role offers full training, opportunities for overtime, and a clear career progression path to Maintenance Engineer. Responsibilities include preventative maintenance, emergency repairs, and troubleshooting systems. The ideal candidate should have a passion for engineering and a willingness to learn.

Benefits

Annual salary of £30,000

Overtime opportunities

On-the-job training

Pension contribution

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Passion to succeed in the engineering field.
• Eagerness to develop technical skills.
• Some form of hands-on experience preferable.

Responsibilities

• Performing preventative maintenance on various equipment.
• Responding to emergency repairs.
• Working under the lead engineer to learn on the job.
• Troubleshooting mechanical and electrical faults.

Skills

Enthusiasm for engineering

Willingness to learn

Hands-on experience

Job description

Role: Trainee Maintenance Engineer (Full training Provided)

Location: Basildon

Shift: M-F days only (Flexi hours) with generous weekend OT

Salary: £30,000 plus plenty of overtime to easily earn more, Pension, Development and training including PLC qualifications

The Company

ATA Recruitment are proud to be working with a global company ever growing their presence across the world, currently being one of the largest companies within their respective industry due to their efficient engineering department to keep the sites running, A company that care for the employees and share passion with their multi-billion-pound turnover globally. With a takeover in the last 10 years, the change in culture they have seen their reputation improve over the last few years during the transformation

They are currently looking for a Trainee Maintenance Engineer at their site in Basildon, this is one of their most important functions within the business. This is a great opportunity with a global company with lots of on the job and external training starting as soon as January, There is a very clear progression path from Junior Engineer to be a vital member of the Maintenance Team

The Role

As a Trainee Maintenance Engineer your responsibilities include:

• Performing Preventative Maintenance on various bits of equipment including Sorters, Conveyors and associated systems
• Responding to Emergency repairs to minimise site downtime and keep the efficiency of the site high
• Working underneath the Lead engineer learning on the job and working with issues and system performance
• Troubleshooting mechanical and electrical faults and keeping the lines up and running

The Candidate

In a Trainee Maintenance Engineer we are looking for:

• Have the passion to succeed in the world of Engineer
• Someone willing to learn and develop their technical skillset
• Has some form of hand on experience

The Package

As a Trainee Maintenance Engineer you will receive:

• An annual salary of £30,000 per annum
• Opportunity to top up your earnings with lots of overtime opportunities
• On the job training and external training to develop your skillset - INCLUDING PLCs
• A pension contribution from my client
• An opportunity to develop into a Maintenance Engineer and be a key part of my clients plans
• Security working with a global client

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation