Mechanical Maintenance Technician
Salary: £negotiable + 34 days holiday + 8% pension + Life assurance x4 annual salary
Location: Yeadon / Otley (easily commutable from Bradford, Leeds, Harrogate)
Hours: Monday to Friday – Days 7am – 4pm
The Job:
* 70-80% preventative maintenance and 20-30% reactive.
* Good prospects for training and gaining experience from experienced supervisors and managers.
* Prospects to be involved in future modernisation projects
* A mixture of old and new equipment and machinery across a large site
* Pumps, gearboxes, agitators, mixing vessels, boilers and boiler house equipment, compressors, fans, gas booster systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, overhead cranes and lift systems.
* Installation of new rotating equipment including accurate alignment.
* Working with apprentices as well as very experienced maintenance and production staff.
* Thorough training and onboarding
The Person:
* Ideally 5 years + maintenance experience gained in an industrial or manufacturing setting
* Instrumentation knowledge would be an advantage but not essential.
* Project experience may be an advantage for potential future investment and modernisation projects
* Background in any of the following would be useful; heavier engineering process plants, chemical, steel, metals, glass, recycling, CHP, energy, gas, paper. Ultimately most backgrounds / applicants considered.
Desirable Skills / Not Essential:
* Machining on lathes, milling machine, pillar drill etc.
* Welding and basic fabrication.
* Compex or Atex awareness or certificates would be an advantage but not essential.
The Company:
* The company is very well established with a global customer base manufacturing sustainable and in demand products.
* The team and company are very friendly and work as a team.
* A professional yet informal and relaxed feel to the plant. There will be opportunities to improve and learn new skills, get involved in projects and progress if you wanted to.
* Low staff turnover and £ several million invested recently.
To apply send CV to Tim Fawcett at Control Recruitment Solutions or contact us via the office number.
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