Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
4 on/5 off
£45,000
Herefordshire
Have you recently served your time as an apprentice or are you a time served Mechanical Maintenance Engineer with experience within a fast-moving manufacturer?
Yolk Recruitment are currently working on behalf of a growing SME Manufacturer. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the growing maintenance team in the role of Mechanical Maintenance Engineer.
What you'll be doing
In the role of Mechanical Maintenance Engineer you will be working on days and will report to the Engineering manager.
The successful candidate will be responsible for covering both proactive and reactive maintenance routines on both facilities and production equipment in a timely manner adhering to all Health and safety requirements.
1. Provide engineering and operational support to a manufacturing area
2. Set machines to achieve product specification and performance
3. Maintain automated inspection systems
4. Perform fault finding and corrective action and machine inspections
5. Respond to minor/major machine breakdowns
6. Carry out preventative maintenance
The experience you'll bring to the team
7. The job holder will have a sound knowledge of electrical engineering principles with a comprehensive understanding of fitting, turning and general fabrication, rigging and lifting of heavy loads.
8. Candidate should possess a formal technical qualification in Mechanical Engineering.
9. A good working knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and the application of continuous process environment.
10. Strong Drive, Motivation and Commitment: the extent to which the individual is self-starting and self-motivated and the degree and consistency of energy / enthusiasm which is committed in the pursuit of objectives and business goals.
11. The post holder should have good analytical skills and the ability to assimilate, organise and analyse pertinent information for logic based problem solving.
12. Able to communicate in clear concise manner, both in writing and orally.
13. Computer literate with practical experience of CMMS systems.
14. A team worker, with a flexible approach to work.
And this is what you'll get in return
A base salary of up to £45,000 dependent on experience, with lots of overtime opportunities and benefits.
A fantastic work/time off ratio working a 4 on 5 off shift pattern with NO SATURDAY WORK
You'll be joining a growing business who is currently experiencing a sustained period of growth, which can offer future progression opportunities.