Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer

A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced multiskilled engineer to join a long-standing manufacturing company with potential for progression and additional training.

Job Description:

• To ensure that all machinery and the factory building are a safe and efficient place to work and visit.
• To monitor, maintain or repair machinery to allow maximum production output and efficiency.
• Improve or replace machinery and processes to increase reliability, production output and minimise disruption to the business.
• Always Work safely, e.g. isolating machinery, erecting guards etc.
• Make personnel aware of any work starting or any other issues via shift supervisors and or others as necessary.
• Respond quickly to production machine issues as they arise.
• Ensure factory/machines/site remain safe to use or be around. 
• Check and maintain machine safety devices, fire/smoke alarms and exits etc. at fixed intervals. 
• Isolate any machinery/areas in an unsafe condition.
• Monitor/rectify/report machine or equipment access issues, e.g. guarding, steps, sensors.
• Plan, undertake and record maintenance to minimise output disruption.
• Plan any preventative maintenance with the works manager and supervisors minimise loss in production time.
• Control/monitor the work of third parties/visitors, including experience and competence, to maintain personnel/visitor safety.
• Plan and ensure relevant H&S requirements and quality (BRC) checks are undertaken on time.
• Keep an organised, well laid-out and tidy workshop, equipment.
• Always wear the correct PPE for the job and use equipment in a safe manner (e.g. air). 

Beneficial Skills / Qualifications:

NVQ Level 3 or higher in Mechanical engineering Experience of:

• Mechanical engineer working with machine tools
• Gearboxes and drives
• General engineering
• Pneumatic controls

IE Regulation trained – 18th Edition ideal – associated controls

• Single and three phase motors
• Inverters and AC drives
• DC Drives
• Heater and cooling controls
• PAT Testing
• Fire Alarm systems/Testing

Additional Details: Pay / Hours etc:

The normal hours of work for this role are 8.00 am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday = 42.5 hrs (This includes a paid lunchtime (30 mins) in case a problem arises).

Call-out / out of hours break-down coverage.

Weekly standby/breakdown down cover alternates between the two engineers. Weekend cover is paid as an additional 8 basic hrs / week, when trained/safe to do so, making a total of 50.5 hrs / week.

Note 2: (– for information only) Production works 24-hrs per day with production shifts a 2-days, 2-nights, 4 day-off shift system. 12 hrs / shift.

28-days annual leave including bank holidays. 

We shutdown the factory only over the Christmas period and a few days of this holiday are consumed then. Engineers are permitted to work (and save) bank holidays when the factory is running.

The basic rate of pay is Between £15.85 & £16.90 per hour (as of 01/02/2024) depending on experience. 

Overtime, if necessary, is paid at 1.5 x basic rate. We also pay weekly.

Weekend breakdown coverage is shared alternately by our two engineers (once that is safe to do) paid at an additional 8 basic hrs / week. 

Note: If called in, each breakdown is paid at 4-additional hours of pay.