Job Title: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Location: Rochester, Kent
Shifts Pattern: Shift Rota (days and nights)
Salary: Basic circa £45,000 - £55,000 (Dependant on experience
Benefits Package including Overtime Available (x1.5/x2) + Extensive Benefits Package + 33 Days Holiday + 11% Pension + Pay Increases + Training Scheme (OTE £75,000+)
The Company & Site Overview
My client, an industry-leading aggregates materials company, is actively seeking a senior, experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join their new team on a permanent, full-time basis at a new, large-scale terminal.
This is a wholesale site receiving product delivered by ships, which is unloaded using bespoke, new equipment into stores before being loaded. The plant is relatively new but involves complex operations and unique maintenance demands.
Due to site expansion, this is an opportunity for a skilled engineer with a background in working autonomously on improvement projects and implementing forward-thinking corrective maintenance strategies.
The Role: Proactive Maintenance & Improvement
We need a proactive engineer who can think outside the box-someone who looks beyond routine repairs. For example, suggesting preventive maintenance improvements, like checks during scheduled downtime.
Your responsibilities will be balanced between Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and proactive project work, including setting up equipment.
During peak shipment times, a critical focus will be on monitoring all areas of the site to ensure a smooth process and the constant running of all automated equipment.
The core of your work involves fault-finding, repairs, and replacements to maintain production line efficiency, alongside overseeing daily checks, managing the planned maintenance schedule, and implementing constant corrective maintenance.The successful candidate must have experience working within an industrial manufacturing plant and be familiar with key industrial mechanical and electrical systems, including hydraulics, pneumatics, lifting equipment, pumps, motors, and conveyor systems.
Essential Requirements
Experience working as a Maintenance Engineer within an automated manufacturing plant.
Time-served Mechanical/Electrical apprenticeship or a recognised Level 3 qualification in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (must be a NVQ, BTEC, HND, HNC, or ONC).
Familiarity with repairing and maintaining diverse industrial equipment in a manufacturing environment.
A genuine interest in long-term progression and growth within the company.
Proven ability to manage your own PPM schedule and oversee site breakdowns effectively.
Benefits
Starting wage increasing with skills development.
Overtime paid at x1.5 (and double time on Sundays).
Excellent pension contribution of up to 11%!
Significant opportunities for training, development, and career progression.
Flexible 33 days holiday allowance.
Free death-in-service life cover.
All workwear / PPE provided.
Cash Benefit Healthcare Scheme.
Staff Discounts.Keywords: Mechanical Technician, Multiskilled Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Senior Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineer.
Commutable from: Gravesend, Gillingham, Maidstone, Shorne, Cliffe Woods, Isle of Grain, Hoo, Northfleet, Rochester, Snodland, Aylesford, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Sittingbourne, Faversham, Tonbridge, Paddock Wood.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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