Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Newport

£48,990 (£36,835 + 33% shift allowance) + Training + Progression + On site Parking + Company Pension + Holiday (increases with service) + Overtime (Paid at higher rates)

Are you a Maintenance Engineer or technician with a mechanical or electrical skill set?

Have you worked within an Engineering/Plant/Production/Manufacturing environment or similar?

LINKS Recruitment Group present a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to work within a well-established company who are continuously growing due to company success.

The role:

You will be working within a team, carrying out PPM’s and maintenance on a range of production machinery.

• Investigate and resolve mechanical and electrical faults on plant and machinery.
• Work to planned preventative maintenance schedule.
• Complete elements of commissioning on plant and equipment.
• Investigate and resolve mechanical and electrical faults on plant and machinery.
• Complete elements of commissioning on plant and equipment.
• Front-line maintenance contractor safety management
• Understanding of Risk assessment/POWRA for maintenance jobs
• Ensure safety and housekeeping in workshop and plant
• Adopt and promote a Zero Harm workplace attitude, drive improvement in Health and Safety
• Liaise and maintain regular contact with Maintenance Manager
• Provide holiday / sickness / absence cover for Maintenance Controller role
• Undertakes maintenance according to the weekly plan and at weekends when required (mechanical / electrical, corrective / preventive)
• Maintains engineering workshop and booking in/out of parts with Maintenance Manager
• Coordinate suppliers, to include raising quotations for parts and services
• Ensures availability of parts / critical spares working with Maintenance Manager
• Perform such other duties as the Company may from time to time reasonably require
• Comply with all Company policies related to Code of Conduct, Environmental, Health and Safety and Community.

The Person:

• Completion of an engineering apprenticeship and/or HNC level or above in a engineering-related subject; or equivalent experience within a relevant engineering role
• Experience of working within a manufacturing environment.
• You will be multi-skilled, with the ability to fault-find and repair both mechanical and electrical fields.
• Experience across a variety of pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems.
• Ability to perform both proactive & reactive maintenance duties using a scheduled maintenance system.
• IOSH working safely / managing safely is desirable but not essential.
• Ideally, you will have PLC experience – specifically, Siemens S7 / Mitsubishi.
• Ability to read, understand, generate technical, electrical and P&I drawings.

Role: Permanent

Salary: £36,385 + 33% shift allowance  

Shifts: 3 shift pattern

Wk1 Mon-Fri 6am-2pm

Wk2 Sun-Thur 10pm-6am

Wk3 Mon-Fri 2pm-10pm