Job Description
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer – Panama Shift Pattern
Job Summary
* Salary: £48,985 (including shift allowance)
* Market Rate Allowance: £6,000 (post-observations)
* Total Earnings: £54,985 + up to 10% bonus (OTE £60,843)
Responsibilities
* Perform both reactive and proactive maintenance tasks, including VIM, VAR, and ESR furnaces.
* Diagnose mechanical system problems and plant faults accurately.
* Develop, create, and implement PPM schedules to maximize machine availability.
* Record daily activities and create work orders within CMMS (Pirana), using the system for fault diagnosis.
* Attend and contribute to daily and weekly planned maintenance meetings and plant priority reviews.
* Identify, specify, and order critical parts using the company’s system.
* Control and improve critical spares requirements.
* Ensure all required parts are booked out correctly and recorded as necessary.
* Collaborate with specialist OEM service engineers when required.
* Facilitate lean working methods to minimize waste and maximize efficiency, ensuring departmental objectives are met.
* Participate in training and upskilling activities to maintain and improve site and technical knowledge.
* Perform safety and quality risk assessments.
* Adhere to standard safe practices, procedures, environmental, and legislative requirements.
Skills, Experience, and Qualifications
* Some electrical experience/qualification or willingness to undertake electrical cross-skilling training.
* Experience with furnace mechanics and control systems is advantageous.
* Experience with furnace vacuum systems or vacuum technologies is advantageous.
* Demonstrable experience in a medium to heavy manufacturing environment (applicants from other industries considered).
* Essential fault-finding and problem-solving skills in mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
* Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.