Lead Maintenance Engineer – Heavy Engineering
Location: Sittingbourne
Salary: £55,918 + Pension + Overtime + Benefits
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off 4 days 4 nights
Reference: Jo6770/LW
The Company
An excellent opportunity has arisen with one of the world’s leading manufacturers of construction based products. The company is extremely well established with over 130 years of manufacturing experience and has a global reputation which is second to none in their marketplace. Due to continued expansion, they are looking to recruit an experienced maintenance engineer.
The Role
Your main responsibilities will be to lead a team of two engineers on shift, to ensure the continuous running of the production process by eliminating downtime through a safe and logical approach to fault finding and maintenance of equipment. You and your team will work on various different types of equipment, including complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical/electronic control systems.
You will be responsible for carrying out a range of planned and reactive engineering activities on site. Working 42 hours per week, the shift pattern is 4 on 4 off covering both days and nights, 6am to 6pm.
Skills required
* Electrical and/or mechanical qualifications (time served apprenticeship)
* Experience of operating in a medium/large automated manufacturing operation
* Experience of leading an engineering team would be preferable, although not essential
* Good understanding of current environmental and health and safety issues and knowledge of associated regulatory requirements
* Experience in electrical fault finding, defect rectification, and routine maintenance activities
* Ability to interrogate/understand maintenance problems to provide accurate plant condition information/recommendations.
* Excellent communication skills, dealing with operatives, Team leaders from both maintenance and production
* PLC And VSD Knowledge is advantageous
* Previous experience in mechanical fitting, hydraulics, and pneumatics
If you are interested in this role, please send a copy of your current CV using the details provided, interviews will be held locally, and the company is looking to recruit this role as soon as possible.
ETS Consulting Ltd – Recruitment specialists with specific areas of expertise in the Manufacturing, Technical, Engineering and Sales markets.
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