Maintenance Engineer

  • Permanent
  • Leicester, Leicestershire
  • Posted: 27th February 2024
  • Salary: Up to £46800.00 per annum
  • Duration:
  • Reference: BBBH12902A
  • Industry:
  • Location: Leicester, Leicestershire
  • Start Date: 4/3/2024
  • Skills:

This Mechanical Maintenance Engineer role is based in the Coalville area, working with one of the UK’s largest manufacturing organisations and offers a fantastic salary of £46,800 plus excellent industry benefits, career development and further training opportunities.

The working hours are 5 on 5 off (x2) 4 on 4 off days and nights, ensuring 2 weekends off per month.
The maintenance department are now looking to expand the team after recent investment of equipment as it brings new projects to the business. Role responsibilities will vary from time to time, but mainly consists of assisting with factory planned maintenance and project work, covering reactive maintenance and following PPM/TPM schedules.
Further to this, there is also a KPI bonus & overtime is also paid at a premium.

The successful Mechanical Maintenance Engineer will benefit from:

  • A base salary up to £46.8k per annum, plus overtime also available at a minimum of x 1.5, x 2
  • Company pension matched up to 10%
  • Share option scheme, plus employee benefits program
  • 5 on 5 off / 4 on 4 off shift pattern – Days and Nights
  • Training programs, advanced qualifications and career development opportunities etc

Key Responsibilities of Mechanical Maintenance Engineer:

  • To carry out essential planned mechanical maintenance and complete necessary repairs to keep factories in good working order.
  • Involvement in on-going process improvement throughout the factories, developing new ideas and better solutions.
  • Provide good communication skills to colleagues & production personnel to develop an understanding of the machinery operation so faults can be diagnosed & rectified efficiently.
  • Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance, Inspections, Service and Repairs, hydraulic machinery, bearings, shafts, conveyor-based systems etc
  • Support process improvement throughout the factories
  • Responsible for plant wide proactive and reactive mechanical maintenance activities to ensure the optimum performance of all factories
  • Report to the Engineering Team Leader to ensure all maintenance tasks are undertaken and completed.

Qualifications & Experience of Mechanical Maintenance Engineer:

  • Applicants must hold a recognised Mechanical Engineering qualification such as an Advanced Apprenticeship & or; Level 3 NVQ with BTEC Level 3 or above, City & Guilds in Mechanical Engineering/Craft studies
  • Demonstrable knowledge & expertise in PPM and reactive maintenance on Industrial Plant & Equipment.
  • High degree of Health & Safety awareness.

In return, you will be offered a truly varied role within a dynamic and a fast-paced business, providing opportunities to develop your skill sets and progress your career.

Please ask for Dan Edley to find out more about this Mechanical Maintenance Engineer role

 
 

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