** Mechanical Technician

** Mechanical Engineer

** Mechanical Fitter

Salary - £35K p.a plus Overtime/Shift Allowance.

Welding

fabrication

Lathe

Milling Machine

Grinder

Pedestal drill

hand tools.

Fitting of gearboxes

Pump changes and refurbishment

Fitting of bearings and shafts, Steam systems.

Salary - £35K p.a plus Overtime/Shift Allowance.

** Candidates MUST have full UK Working rights **

** Shifts can include 12-hour shift patterns, night shift working, weekends and bank holiday working, all with an appropriately calculated additional Shift Premium Pay.

Duties:

· Ensure routine maintenance, breakdowns completed to time and to appropriate safety and engineering standards, plus complies with factory safety and hygiene policies and procedures.

· Ensure that engineering cover is provided during operational hours.

· To suggest modifications to plant and make improvements to increase efficiency.

· Maintain documentation to provide historical records of breakdowns and PPMs

· Logical approach to fault finding.

· Welding, fabrication, Lathe, Milling Machine, Grinder, Pedestal drill and hand tools. Fitting of gearboxes, Pump changes and refurbishment, fitting of bearings and shafts, Steam systems.

Job Role:

· Perform reactive and proactive maintenance on a variety of process equipment.

· Carry out regular maintenance, planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance, where directed.

· Troubleshoot breakdowns across a range of equipment to provide minimal downtime.

· Support Team Leaders and Production to facilitate production efficiency.

· Maintain documentation to provide historical records of breakdowns and PPMs.

· Ensure all required paperwork is kept maintained and up to date.

· Operate in a safe manner adhering to Health & Safety best practice, ensuring at all times, any risk to self and others, is kept to a minimum.

· Complying with hygiene procedures, by wearing the correct PPE.

What you’ll need:

NVQ Level 3 or Equivalent in Engineering Maintenance or Manufacture.
The job requires a time served engineer / fitter.
Strong organisation and communication skills and the ability to work within a multi-disciplined team environment of varying levels of technical experience.
Knowledge / Experience of working with controls, analysing faults, and providing solutions.
Experience of both reactive and preventative maintenance.
Must be flexible and adaptable to operational requirements.
Some knowledge/training in electrics and hydraulics would be an advantage
Self-motivated and be able to work with limited instruction.

Candidate Criteria:

· Flexible team approach regarding participating in shift patterns covers out of hours and holiday cover when required.

· Good communicator with a helpful and flexible approach/ proactive in self-learning and development.

· Good IT Skills, willingness to learn new systems.

Additional Benefits

20 days holiday (with a bank holiday entitlement) with additional holidays granted each year for the first 5 years of employment
A pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Life Assurance at 2 x basic salary
Free on-site parking
Subsidised breakfast

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