Mechanical Maintenance Engineer - #1771639

Join Our Client as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer!

Are you a skilled Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge? Our client is seeking a talented individual to join their dynamic team, where your expertise will be vital in ensuring the smooth operation of production equipment and machinery.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Weekly Hours: 42 hours, Monday to Friday, with a daily paid break of 30 minutes.
• Shift Pattern: Rotating shifts between 6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm.
• Overtime Pay: Enjoy overtime at 1.5 times on weekdays and Saturdays, and 2.0 times on Sundays.
• Generous Holiday Entitlement: 21 days per annum plus bank holidays.
• Pension Plan & Life Assurance: Secure your future with our comprehensive benefits.
• Free Onsite Parking: No more parking hassles!
• Christmas Shutdown: Spend quality time with family during the festive season.

Your Mission:As a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to repair, adjust, and maintain production equipment, machinery, or instruments. You'll ensure they function reliably while adhering to the highest Environmental, Health, and Safety standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Respond to break-downs and other operating problems and complete planned maintenance activities to minimise disruptions to manufacturing processes

• Attend machines to assess planned maintenance activities and diagnose breakdowns
• Establish a safe working area
• Communicate with machine operators to attain information relating to the deviations
• Assess the need to isolate
• Advise production supervisors of expected duration of work if possible
• Undertake appropriate repairs to machinery
• Instruct machine operators to test machinery on completion of maintenance activity
• Maintain tools and repair equipment to ensure good working order

Maintain detailed maintenance records so that Health and Safety is ensured and recurring problems with machinery, equipment or parts can be identified and addressed

• Complete work order documents with the relevant information relating to the required maintenance activity
• Complete take 2s and raise permits to work when the need to isolate occurs
• Sign off permits when reengaging power
• Liaise with machine operators to sign off completed work orders
• Capture all maintenance activities in relevant recording system
• Complete appropriate audits on maintenance equipment
• Feedback to the relevant individuals on proposed improvements to machinery, operator competence and/or any other relevant information

Set, calibrate or adjust equipment, machinery and instruments so that it complies with production specifications or instructions

• Measure product lengths and angles
• Identify opportunities to maximise product utilisation within British Standards
• Respond to observations from machine operators on product calibration
• Input corrections into operating system
• Recheck product for new calibration changes

Technical Competencies:

• Experience with production services (e.g., cranes)
• Knowledge of bar production (e.g., shear lines)
• Familiarity with power bending (manual and automatic benders)
• Expertise in coil production (straightening and decoiling machines)
• Skills in threading & coupling (e.g., Lenton and Dextra)

Who You Are:The ideal candidate will have completed an appropriate apprenticeship and will be required to undertake a practical test as part of the interview process. Your technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and commitment to safety will be crucial to your success in this role.

Ready to Take the Next Step?If you're enthusiastic about machinery and maintenance and want to be part of a supportive and forward-thinking environment, we want to hear from you! Join our client and play a key role in keeping operations running smoothly.

Apply Now! Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to advance your career. Send your CV and cover letter to us today!

We can't wait to welcome you aboard!

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