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Reliability engineer (wigan)

Wigan
Permanent
Maintech Recruitment LTD
Reliability engineer
€47,700 a year
Posted: 22 December
Offer description

Location

Wigan, Greater Manchester, North West, UK


Overview

Due to investment into this food manufacturing business in Skelmersdale we are looking for two reliability engineers to join the Engineering team, you'll have ample opportunities to enhance your skills through our development programmes. Over the past year, they have promoted several team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and predictive maintenance. This is an ideal environment for career growth, working a 12 hour days only pattern. This client really understands the skills shortage and are committed to looking after their teams. Offering an excellent basic salary, quarterly bonus incentives, critical illness cover, discounted gym membership, market‑leading health and wellbeing support, and a generous company pension of up to 15%.


Role of a Reliability Engineer

* Work with Maintenance Planners, Line Engineering Lead and Manufacturing Technicians to ensure all planned maintenance is completed
* Provide additional reactive support to Shift Technicians / Operations teams, when required.
* Create link with Controls System Specialist, Electrical Duty Holder, Reliability & Condition Monitoring Specialist to support completion of preventative work orders and in depth analysis countermeasures
* Support Specialist teams delivering action completion and continuous improvement support.
* Provide support to ensure maintenance plans, task instructions and stores holdings are correct
* Lead and support improvements through CI initiatives and preventative actions (to include health & safety and food safety actions).
* Drive and own root cause analysis completion.
* Creation of Visual Management for Planned Maintenance tasks
* Ambassador for engineering standards and best practice across site


Qualifications & Skills

* A minimum of a level 3 maintenance engineer C&G NVQ, BTEC
* Understanding of SCADA control systems, and PLC fault finding would be an advantage
* Multi-skilled with an electrical bias.
* Previous experience in food manufacturing or FMCG environment.


Benefits of this Reliability Engineers role

* Salary £47,700
* Quarterly bonus incentive of up to £3000 pa
* Total 42 hours across 3.5 days per week – 3 x 12 hour day shift (06:00 – 18:00) aligned with site engineering shutdowns + additional 6 hours alternating Wednesday and Friday each week 07:00 – 13:00
* 23 days holiday (with the option to buy / sell holiday)
* Competitive pension up to 15%
* Healthcare benefits
* Fantastic maternity, paternity and parental leave
* Full career map & progression routes
* Staff discount shop
* Cycle to work scheme
* Subsidised canteen
* Long Service Rewards

If you feel this Maintenance Engineer opportunity would be right for you, please contact Daniel Fergus at Maintech Recruitment. Call 01543 212250 for more information. Connect on LinkedIn: Daniel Fergus

Our agency is an equal opportunities agency and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of sex, religious or philosophical belief, political opinion, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We are committed to providing assistance with applying for this role. Your data will be processed in line with our privacy policy.

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