Role: Senior Mechanical Facilities Engineer
Salary: £53,217 + callout payments
Location: Commutable from Knutsford, Congleton, Holmes Chapel, Winsford, Northwich, Congleton and all areas of South Manchester
Hours: Monday to Thursday 8am - 4.30pm and Friday 8am - 3.15pm
Overview:
Our client, a leading manufacturing company in the Cheshire/South Manchester area, are looking for a Senior Mechanical Facilities Engineer on a permanent basis.
The salary for the role is £53,217 per annum + callout payments (1 week in 4).
You will be responsible for Mechanical maintenance of facilities equipment across the manufacturing site. Part of a team of 4 engineers, you will also oversee one other mechanical engineer.
The job will be approximately 60% hands on and 40% office based duties, which will involve planning and assigning maintenance jobs and overseeing contractors that are brought to site.
In time, as the team expands in the coming years, the role will become less hands on and there are excellent progression opportunities within the company.
Duties:
* Coordinate planning of workload within the facilities Mechanical team.
* Oversee delivery of the Mechanical PPM`s and reactive breakdowns.
* Optimise the operation of facilities site services assets (and ancillary equipment) with technical intervention / support as required, ensuring compliance to schedule, documentation, safety and GMP.
* Plan and schedule work for direct reports (1 currently) within the Mechanical team to deliver effective/efficient utilisation of team.
* Expectation of a working role; working 60% on the tools alongside the team and 40% working within the office to plan works.
* Review CMMS/CAFM system to plan and make sure tasks are completed in a timely manner and schedule to maintain compliance of the site.
* Generate monthly report for ppm and reactive completion.
* Facilitate control of contractors during site visits to ensure adherence to RAM`s and site procedures.
Qualifications/Experience Required:
* Nationally recognised Apprenticeship, or equivalent HNC in an Mechanical discipline AND an electrical qualification of some sort, such as 18th Edition.
* Knowledge of HVAC systems, pumps, motors, pressure switches, steam plant, valves, refrigeration, bearings etc.
* Computer literacy for site systems.
* 5 yrs experience post apprenticeship in an engineering environment/role
* Previous experience in supervisory role/lead engineer.
* Capable of operating in a multi-skilled environment with a high degree of
'troubleshooting' skills combined with the ability to make decisions and operate with minimum supervision.
If you feel you are well suited to the Mechanical Facilities Engineer position, please apply with your full updated CV. If suitable for the role in terms of your location & experience, I will contact you within 24 hours to discuss your application further.
Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience of delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries.
Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care, we review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities