Mechanical Maintenance Technician

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?  

• Permanent role
• County Durham location
• Starting salary £42K-£44K per annum – rises after 6-month probation to £45K
• 3 on 3 off, alternating days and nights, 3 sets of each – 7am/7pm start times
• Choice to be paid weekly or monthly
• 24 days holiday (pro-rata) inclusive statutory
• Health care plan
• Life Insurance and Death in Service
• Readily available overtime paid at enhanced rates time & ¼  

THE BUSINESS
  
Our client is seeking to recruit a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Technician to work for our client in the County Durham area. The role centres on a continental shift pattern, 12 hour shifts days and nights, 3 on 3 off.
  
This role will involve delivering planned and reactive maintenance within a high-volume manufacturing facility. The role encompasses anything from delivering line-based maintenance, to facilities maintenance, to working in the tool room undertaking up keep and repairs.
  
To be considered for this role applicants have to have served an apprenticeship within a mechanical discipline.  
  
THE ROLE  

• Delivering planned and reactive maintenance on automated production lines
• Mechanical fault finding
• Completing PPM’s and updating maintenance systems
• Asset strip down maintenance and repair
• Delivering maintenance within hydraulic systems, DC motors, gear boxes, vacuum pumps and ideally servo motors
• Ensuring the completion of basic facilities maintenance to maintain the upkeep of the plant
• Working to ensure maximum production up-time within a 24/7 production facility
• Working as part of a maintenance team, each shift comprised of 1 Electrical, 1 Mechanical and 1 multi-skilled Technician  

THE PERSON  

• Time served within a Mechanical Discipline
• Tool room knowledge - ability to deliver basic welding and manual machining to undertake running repairs and replace machine guards
• Any knowledge of PLC’s, ABB Robotics, AC Inverters and Servo Motors would be a nice to have for the role
• Hydraulic systems, DC motors, gear boxes, pumps
• Electrical multi-skilling beneficial  

TO APPLY

Please send your updated CV to Harry Mann or apply direct by calling Westray Recruitment Group

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