MAINTENANCE ENGINEER
My client are seeking a Maintenance Engineer to carry out Mechanical and Electrical maintenance of the company's plant equipment.
Responsibilities:
• Diagnose and repair electrical/mechanical faults that occur on plant and/or equipment.
• Further develop/improve the preventative maintenance programme for all plant and/or equipment (hydraulics, robots, ancillary machines automatic assembly).
• Validation of new plant equipment, automation and upgrades, arranging and liaising with outside contractors if and as required.
• Process/equipment troubleshooting and failure analysis.
• Ensure all items of plant and/or equipment is in good safe working order.
• Maintain and update PAT testing and register.
• Manage new equipment installation, arranging and liaising with outside contractors if and as required.
• Strive to improve the efficiency and safety of plant and equipment.
• Maintain a high standard of record keeping for all repairs and servicing of plant and/or equipment as required for audit, traceability and warranty purposes, in accordance with the Quality Management System.
Requirements:
• Apprentice trained or formally qualified in mechanical and/or electrical engineering.
• A good working knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics and electronic/electrical automation controls. Some knowledge in PLC programming would be a further advantage.
• Qualified electrician with 17th/18th Edition regulations or equivalent.
• Logic fault-finding & problem-solving skills
• Experience of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM).
• General troubleshooting problems on a variety of plant and equipment.
Salary & Benefits:
£30,000-£40,000
4 day/40 hour working week, Monday-Thursday, but flexibility is offered
20 days (5 working weeks) paid holiday allowance, plus all statutory holidays – 28 days total.