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Form of workELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER / CREWKERNE
Location: Crewkerne, Somerset
Job type: Permanent
Hours: 39 hours per week - days with occasional night shift
Salary: Up to £43,602 per annum, dependent one experience and qualifications
Hawk 3 Talent Solutions, operating as an employment agency, are currently recruiting for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join our clients team in Crewkerne on a permanent contract.
The successful candidate will work with colleagues to improve production facilities, reduce incidence of costly breakdowns and follow strategies to improve overall reliability and safety of the plant, personnel and production process.
Day to day of this role includes reactive and preventative maintenance within the factory on various machinery ensuring machinery and equipment runs smoothly to maintain production and quality.
Duties & responsibilities:
- Checking and calibrating instruments to make sure they are accurate and repairing faults if found
Fitting of new parts
Ensuring operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventative maintenance requirements on motors, pneumatic tools, hydraulics, conveyor systems and production machines
Following diagrams, sketches, operations manuals, manufacture instructions and engineering specifications
Locating sources of problems by observing mechanical devises in operation, listening for problems and using precision measuring and testing instruments
Removing defective parts by dismantling devices using hoists, cranes and hand and power tools
All electrical work inclyding lighting, wiring, testing, alarm systems and lighting systems
Control downtime by informing production workers of routine preventive maintenance techniques and monitoring compliance
Checking stock to determine inventory levels
Provide mechanical maintenance information by answering questions and requests
Responding immediately to equipment and machinery breakdowns
Fixing faults or arranging for replacement to be installed
Making scheduled checks on machinery and parts
About you:
- Fault finding experience within an industrial environment
Experience in a maintenance role
Background working within a manufacturing, plastics, aerospace, automotive, precision or similar environment
Dual skilled mechanical / electrical is desirable
Experience of working within an engineering environment
Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Maintenance Engineer
Experience in preventative and corrective maintenance
Experience of working within a foundry is desirable
Relevant electrical qualification - City & Guilds, 18 th Edition or NVQ
HNC or HND in either General Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Operations is desirable
Benefits:
- Company pension
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Free onsite parking
Health and wellbeing program
Bereavement leave
Profit sharing
Sick pay
Quarterly bonus scheme
To apply for this position, please submit your CV via the Apply Now button or contact Shannon Bunch on (url removed) for more information.
