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Job Description

I am seeking to recruit a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer for one of the largest privately owned heavy Engineering & Fabrication businesses. As a Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will provide technical advice, assistance and carry out a range of interventions to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the facility as well as completing machine malfunction rectification work and carry out the plant service schedules.

Working Monday to Thursday 6.00am – 3.45pm with 30 minutes unpaid lunch break with plenty of overtime offered also, the other benefits include:

  • £35,665 salary 
  • Automatically enrolled into a company pension scheme after 3 months.  The scheme is a defined contribution scheme with Aviva based on employee contributions of 5% of gross salary and a contribution of 4% from The Company.
  • 20 + 8 days Holiday 
  • Medicash Health Plan 

You must be qualified with formal Engineering accreditation (EITB), Academic qualifications (City & Guilds / BTEC), or the equivalent.

Some duties for the Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer role may involve:

  • Maintaining CNC machine tools 
  • Maintaining PLC controlled machinery (Siemens preferred)
  • Maintaining Pneumatics and hydraulics systems
  • Using planned preventative maintenance systems
  • Maintaining material handling conveyor systems
  • Completing electrical installation work
  • Ability to work consistently and accurately, to deadlines, to meet the demands of a manufacturing.

We would be keen to talk to Mechanical Maintenance Engineers and Maintenance Electricians who are commutable from Grantham, Melton Mowbray, Newark on Trent and Sleaford.

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

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We are a well-established and highly regarded business that specialises and manufactures a wide range of products for various applications in several industries, such as automotive with plans towards future growth.

This is a superb opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a small Maintenance team. This is hands-on role, working both independently and within the site Maintenance Team. Engineering maintenance and servicing of site equipment work will involve air handling equipment, compressors, large ovens, ventilation systems, motors, burners, hydraulic presses and cutting systems.

Benefits

  • Base salary of £37,000 + Attendance Bonus 
  • Up to 23 days holiday + 8 Bank holidays
  • Company Pension
  • Hours are Monday to Friday Mornings 6am to 14.00pm / Afternoons 14.00pm – 22.00pm  
  • Yearly Bonus (Companies Discretion)
  • Overtime 
  • PPE/ Onsite Parking 
  • Job Security 

Key Duties

As a Maintenance Engineer, your key responsibilities will include: 

  • Suggest and promote process improvements to better the running of machinery and Processes
  • Engineering maintenance for the building
  • Supporting all on-going / New projects 
  • Commit to ensuring production lines are active through overtime if needed.

Requirements of a Maintenance Engineer 

To excel in this role, you must meet the following criteria: 

  • Previous experience in a fast-paced hands-on production environment preferred
  • Welding and fabrication experience required
  • Identify electrical faults. Read and work from circuit diagrams
  • Experience with 3-phase electrical systems

If you are a skilled and motivated Maintenance Engineer seeking a rewarding career in a technically diverse business, we invite you to apply.

This role is commutable from Grantham, Melton Mowbray, Nottingham and Newark on Trent

 

I am recruiting an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Electrician to join a company within the manufacturing industry. You will be responsible for the plant equipment, facilities and building services repair, Electrical / Mechanical fault location and repair on motors, drives and controls.

Benefits package includes:

  • Salary up to £40,000
  • 24+ 8 days holiday
  • Pension
  • Sick Pay Scheme
  • Sociable work hours of 8.30am- 5pm with a view to going onto a 2-shift rotation at some point in the future

You must be qualified either electrically or mechanically and hold a Multi Skilled ability having gained your experience of supporting teams of Engineers within manufacturing industry. Other industries beneficial for the Maintenance Electricians role are packaging or printing.

Key responsibilities for the Maintenance Electricians role include:

  • Breakdown maintenance and repair
  • PPM's, Project work, Upgrades
  • Working with conveyors, pumps, hydraulics etc
  • Reactive and preventative maintenance.

We would be keen to talk to Maintenance Engineers and Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineers too. If you have hesitated about moving over the past few months, this is a great opportunity to join an organisation that won’t be affected by any potential fallout from the current economic climate. 

This role is commutable from Nottingham, Newark on Trent, Grantham, and Mansfield.

 

We are recruiting for a leading international provider of building materials and infrastructure solutions who improve the quality of life and shape the future of construction.

As an Electrical Maintenance Team Leader, you will actively assist in managing the ongoing engineering maintenance activities in conjunction with the Maintenance Manager, Engineering Planner, Mechanical Team Leader and Production Teams ensuring that all plant and equipment is compliant with relevant regulatory standards, running to optimum efficiency and quality is being maintained.

As the Electrical Maintenance Team Leader, you will have desirable working hours of 07:00am – 17.00pm Mon- Fri.

The company also offer:

  • £46,103 per annum paid weekly including allowances with overtime available. 
  • Professional growth, training, and opportunities to hone your skills and knowledge.
  • Company Pension
  • SIP – ability to become a shareholder via our Share Scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Flexible benefits offering (including health, wellbeing and money saving opportunities)

Key skills for the role of Electrical Maintenance Team Leader include:

  • To be apprentice trained, with a minimum level 3 qualification in an Electrical Engineering discipline.  Successful candidates will be asked to provide copies of their relevant qualifications / carry out competence assessments.
  • Time served with experience of working in a manufacturing environment ideally heavy manufacturing, FMCG, Chemical or Food industries.
  • Previous leadership experience in a Team Leader / Supervisor role or similar
  • Strong controls and automation experience with PLC’s including maintenance, programming, and diagnostics.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and motivational skills

I am keen to talk to Maintenance Managers or Maintenance Supervisors too.

This position is commutable from Grimsby, Goxhill, Scunthorpe, Barton upon Humber and Brigg

 

Exciting opportunity to join a specialist manufacturing organisation based in Greater Manchester, an opportunity for a Maintenance engineer to join an already established maintenance team and an organisation that continues to grow and have great plans for the future.  

This is an opportunity work with some finest machine tools and equipment throughout the UK and join a team on maintenance engineers who have been with the organisation for years, who can offer support and knowledge as and when needed.  Being not only part of the team but part of the family that continues to grow. 

The Maintenance engineer position is commutable from the following locations: Warrington / St Helen / Preston / Wigan 

Benefits the Maintenance Engineer will receive: 

  • Salary: £48,639
  • 8% Pension scheme 
  • 32 days holiday 
  • Secured cark parking. 
  • Early finish on Friday 

Shift the maintenance engineer will be required to work: Double Days – Mornings and Afternoons – Early finishes on Friday. 

Experience required: 

  • We are looking for a Mechanical biased maintenance engineer. Holding a Minimum of 5 years within Engineering. 
  • Must hold experience with CNC Control systems, ideally FANUC / Siemens / YASNAC 
  • Experienced with both Hydraulics & Pneumatics 
  • Understanding of technical manuals and Engineering Drawings 
  • Able to Utilise and update CMM’s. 
  • Previous experience within Machine shop Environment 
  • Apprentice trained holding a City & Guilds /ONC/HNC/HND in mechanical engineering. 

This position will also require you to work within confined spaces, on occasions the position can be demanding so we are looking for a Driven individual who is able to work Quickly and under pressure and can meet deadline.

 

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Electrician.

This is an opportunity to join a leading Manufacturing organisation, known worldwide, supplying into Food & Manufacturing organisations. A company who continues to grow and pride themselves on a good working environment.  

The maintenance electrician will be joining an already established Maintenance team and will have support from Senior engineers on site.  

This role is commutable from: Stockport / Stoke-On-Trent / Macclesfield / Denton 

Shift the maintenance electrician will be required to work Monday to Thursday – the option to work 1pm till 11pm or 2pm till 12 o clock.

Benefits: 

  • Salary: £38,000 - £40,000  
  • Pension
  • 21+8 Days holiday
  • Overtime
  • Flexible working hours / 4-day week.   

Industry: Manufacturing / Packaging organisation   

Maintenance Electrician Duties:

  • Trouble shooting and Fault Finding on various machines including Injection Moulding Machines, Extruders, Grinders, Rotational Moulding Machines, and associated ancillaries.
  • Planned Preventative Maintenance.
  • Identifying parts required to carry out repairs and providing details to the Maintenance Manager.
  • Using blueprints, wiring diagrams and manufacturer’s installation manuals to complete projects.
  • Testing of fixed installations.
  • Some building maintenance such as lighting & small power.
  • Installation of 3 phase supplies & associated switchgear.
  • Highlighting potential problems with aging switchgear and advising the correct course of action for rectification.

Maintenance Electrician Requirements:

  • Experience with Siemens and Mitsubishi PLC’s. – Strong fault-finding abilities 
  • Experience with Grinders, Extruders, Injection Moulding machinery. 
  • Ideally experience within Single and 3 phase systems. 
  • Dealing with some Plant maintenance such as Lighting and Small power. 
  • Must be Apprentice trained, holding a Formal qualification in Electrical engineering. 
  • 17th or 18th Edition trained/compliant.
 

I am recruiting a great opportunity for a proven Service Engineer to join a well-respected and specialist employer. As Service Engineer you will support with the ongoing servicing and maintenance of the product which is very key to the safety. Utilising the clients in house systems to meet customer expectations you will be responsible for carrying out on-site servicing in line with company standards. 

This is a Monday – Friday role 9am – 5pm with benefits including: 

  • Salary £33,990, monthly paid. 
  • If based in London then London Weighting will be applied on top. 
  • Company car, or allowance, with a fuel card. + company credit card
  • There may be some overnight stays.
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Birthday off
  • Xmas shutdown
  • Annual leave buy and sell scheme
  • Company sick pay after probation period
  • Pension salary sacrifice scheme.
  • Life assurance after 12 months
  • Career progression and development
  • Active social committee

The ideal Service Engineer must have a full clean driving licence. Be flexible and willing to travel at short notice as appropriate and have an ability to perform under pressure. Some key duties of the role include: 

  • Planned and reactive on-site servicing using company checklists in line with company procedures. 
  • Installation and maintenance of company products on customer sites. 
  • Generating and validating leads from service visits for the business development team to follow up. 
  • Working with the quality assurance team to address on-site issues. 
  • Attend regular service meetings via teams and head office. 
  • Planning and booking of servicing work utilising our service planning system to meet customer expectation and servicing dates.
  • Utilising customer servicing and facilities management systems to ensure compliance of servicing documentation.

The role of Service Engineer is commutable from Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and North London. There may be some national travel. 

If you have hesitated about moving over the past few months, this is a great opportunity to join an organisation that won’t be affected by any potential fallout from the current economic climate.

 

I have a unique opportunity for a multi-skilled maintenance engineer to join a global food giant in the Wolverhampton area. You will join the team as a maintenance technical trainer you will take learn and on board all OEM and technical training and develop this into diagnosis packages for team members to follow. 

My client is looking for a maintenance technical trainer to join their team on a Continental shift pattern. The right person will be a multi-skilled engineer with strong electrical abilities. This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer looking to take a step up in their career. 

Maintenance Technical Trainer Benefits:

  • Salary £50,974.56 
  • Premium overtime rates. 
  • Generous holiday entitlement. 
  • 12% Employer Pension Contribution. 
  • Training and progression opportunities.  
  • Xmas Bonus. 
  • Cycle to work. 
  • Volunteering days off. (Paid) 

Maintenance Technical Trainer Duties include:

  • Continental shift rota. 
  • Attend OEM and technical training. 
  • Take technical lead in fault finding and develop step by step guides for engineers to follow. 
  • Create training logs for engineers and apprentices. 
  • Hands on maintenance, preventive and reactive. 
  • Record engineering work with SAP. 
  • Support and cover for engineering supervisors to achieve departmental goals. 

As a Maintenance Technical Trainer Requirements: 

  • Apprentice trained. (Mechanical or Electrical). 
  • Electrically qualified. 
  • Experience with PLC’s ideally Alan Bradley. 
  • Strong IT skills.   
  • Strong fault-finding capabilities. 
  • Health & Safety / Food Safety. 
  • Be knowledgeable in using quality assurance systems and standards. 

Please apply find out more about this role. 

This Maintenance Technical Trainer position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Dudley, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Wombourne, Bilston, Brierley Hill, and surrounding areas.

 

I have a fantastic opportunity for a maintenance team leader to join a well-known company based near Wolverhampton and Dudley. As chargehand you will be in charge of a small team of engineers to co-ordinate and initiate engineering activities.   

My client is looking for a maintenance team leader to join their team on a Continental shift pattern. The right person will be a multi-skilled engineer with no preference. This is a great opportunity to work with one of the worlds best employers.  

Maintenance Team Leader Role Benefits:

  • Salary £50,974.56 
  • Premium overtime rates. 
  • Generous holiday entitlement. 
  • 12% Employer Pension Contribution. 
  • Training and progression opportunities.  
  • Xmas Bonus. 
  • Cycle to work. 
  • Volunteering days off. (Paid) 

Maintenance Team Leader Duties include:

  • Continental shift rota. 
  • Improve and promote safety across site. 
  • Lead a team of multi-skilled engineers. 
  • Focus on departmental KPI’s. 
  • Manage and supervise contractors. 
  • Shift reports. 
  • Planned and reactive maintenance. 
  • Identify and procure critical spares. 

As a Maintenance Team Leader Requirements include: 

  • Apprentice trained. (Mechanical or Electrical). 
  • Previous experience in team leading role. 
  • Strong fault-finding capabilities. 
  • Health & Safety / Food Safety. 
  • Be knowledgeable in using quality assurance systems and standards. 
  • PLC knowledge (advantageous) 
  • SCADA systems (advantageous). 

Please apply find out more about this role. 

This Maintenance Team Leader position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Dudley, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Wombourne, Bilston, Brierley Hill, and surrounding areas.

 

I have a fantastic opportunity for a maintenance engineer to join a well-known company based near Wolverhampton and Dudley. As an engineer you will have access to high level technical recourses and training, my client has a really low turnover of staff, so opportunities here don’t come up often. 

My client is looking for a maintenance engineer to join their team on a Panama shift pattern. The right person will be a multi-skilled engineer with no preference as training will be provided. My client has a 5-year growth plan in place that presents development and progression opportunities for those who seek it. 

Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

  • Salary £47,087.04 
  • Premium overtime rates. 
  • Generous holiday entitlement. 
  • 12% Employer Pension Contribution. 
  • Training and progression opportunities.  
  • Xmas Bonus. 
  • Cycle to work. 
  • Volunteering days off. (Paid) 

Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

  • Panama shift rota. 
  • Improve and promote safety across site. 
  • Ensure the smooth running of plant and machinery. 
  • Planned and Reactive maintenance. 
  • Create and maintain PPM work schedule. 
  • Manage and supervise sub-contractors on site. 
  • Identify and procure critical plant spares. 
  • Monitor electrical and mechanical systems performance. 

As a Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

  • Apprentice trained. (Mechanical or Electrical). 
  • Strong fault-finding capabilities. 
  • Health & Safety / Food Safety. 
  • Be knowledgeable in using quality assurance systems and standards. 
  • PLC knowledge (advantageous) 
  • SCADA systems (advantageous). 

Please apply find out more about this role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Dudley, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Wombourne, Bilston, Brierley Hill, and surrounding areas.

 

Company and Role Overview

The business is an SME, world leading provider, with 150 employees and 60 years of manufacturing heritage. They have a global supply chain and export over 30% of their product to a world-wide network of customers. The operation consists of a fabrication facility, assembly area, large yard, logistics area and finished goods stores with the majority of product designed and manufactured by the company at their UK site. 

Due to expansion, they are looking for a Junior Electrical Design Engineer. The engineering design department are looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic person, who is looking for a permanent role in a busy engineering design environment.

Full training and support will be provided in this role. 

Junior Electrical Design Engineer Salary and Benefits

  • £26,000 - £28,000
  • 37.5 hours per week 
  • Half day on Friday’s 
  • 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
  • Death in service benefit

Commutable From: Sheffield, Rotherham, Nottingham, Derby, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Worksop, Newark on Trent

Candidate Requirements

  • Candidates must have some previous work experience, and have permanent right to work in the UK
  • Electrical Engineering / Electronic Engineering experience would be a huge advantage
  • Ideally, you will hold a HNC / HND, but this isn’t essential
  • 18th Edition – training can be given if required
  • C&G 2391, Inspection & Testing would be an advantage, but isn’t essential
  • Full UK Driving Licence

Junior Electrical Design Engineer Key Responsibilities

(full training will be given where required)

  • The Junior Electrical Design Engineer will prepare electrical specifications, materials lists, wiring diagrams and data sheets to the regulations and standards appropriate to the site conditions, location and equipment. 
  • Provide technical assistance in the preparation of procedures, quotations, tenders and installation work involving electrical equipment. 
  • Ensure drawings of electrical installations and equipment are prepared and updated as necessary to the appropriate standards. 
  • Overseeing of projects through to commissioning – within budget and required timescales. 
  • Liaise with customers, visit sites to discuss and agree specifications and performance requirements. Visits to site may entail fault diagnosis, recommending and implementing corrective measures. 
  • Design electrical control panels and boards for production in house.
  • Create Bills of Material for electrical work