Maintenance Engineer

Our client is a very successful manufacturing business and Staffbase have been appointed to recruit for the position of Maintenance Engineer.

The successful applicant will undertake mechanical and electrical maintenance activities at our client's busy manufacturing plant near Ilkeston.

The Role:

Reporting to the engineering manager you will be responsible for undertaking planned and reactive mechanical & electrical maintenance activities at a busy plastic manufacturing plant.
Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Mechanical fault finding and repair of extruders, injection moulders, overhead cranes, mixing plant, granulators, and more
• Repair and maintenance of gearboxes, bearings, shafts, motors, pumps, etc.
• Hydraulics and pneumatics maintenance
• 3-phase electrical fault finding and repair, including contactors, sensors, relays, etc.
• Welding fabrication and toolroom work
• Some facilities maintenance

Candidate:

The successful candidate will be a competent mechanical engineer with good 3-phase electrical fault finding and repair skills.

Ideally, you will have previous mechanical maintenance experience in a heavy industry or plastic manufacturing environment.

We are seeking applicants who have an NVQ 3 mechanical engineering qualification; applicants with an electrical engineering qualification would be beneficial.

Hours of work:

Monday to Friday, 40 Hours per week
Overtime available

Benefits:

Competitive basic salary of £40K - £44K negotiable + overtime
28 days annual leave
Pension