Maintenance Engineer

Our client is a very successful manufacturing business and Staffbase have been appointed to recruit for the position of Maintenance Engineer.

Basic salary -43K - -48K + OT

The successful applicant will undertake mechanical and electrical maintenance activities at our client''s busy manufacturing plant near Burton-on-Trent.

The Role:

Reporting to the engineering supervisor you will be responsible for the planned and reactive maintenance activities at a busy production facility.
Duties will include but is not limited to;

• Maintenance, service and repair of wrapping, bagging & packaging machinery, mixers, silos, conveyors systems and more
• 3-phase electrical fault find and repair contactors, sensors, relays, switchgear, motors
• Gearboxes, bearings, shafts, etc etc
• Hydraulics, pneumatics,
• Motors, pumps, valves etc etc
• Welding fabrication and toolroom work
• Some facilities maintenance
• PPM''s

Candidates:

The successful candidate will be an experienced maintenance engineer with good mechanical and electrical fault find and repair skills.

Applicants with previous experience in maintenance and repair of packaging machinery, conveyors or similar.

We are seeking applicants who ideally have NVQ 3 certification in either mechanical or electrical engineering. However time served engineers will be considered.

Hours of work:

Rotating shifts

Monday to Friday 6am -2pm
Monday to Thursday 2pm - Midnight
Overtime available

Benefits:

Competitive basic salary negotiable -43K - -48K + OT + Shift Allowance
33 Days annual leave
Sick pay
Pension