Mechanical Maintenance Engineer DAYS
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Kettering - focusing on project related work, planned maintenance, and continious improvments
Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire
Salary: £54000-£56000+ Bonus + Good Pension
Shift: 8 hour shift rotation, lots of time off
Employment: Permanent
Maintenance Engineer
The Role
We are working with an award-winning manufacturer that is looking for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join its engineering team on a shift-based pattern.
This is a hands-on, reactive maintenance role, where the main responsibility will be responding to breakdowns and getting production machinery back up and running as quickly and safely as possible.
The role would suit a Maintenance Engineer who enjoys fault finding, diagnosing problems and carrying out repairs in a busy manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Respond quickly to mechanical and electrical breakdowns across the manufacturing site.
- Diagnose faults and identify the root cause of machinery failures.
- Carry out reactive maintenance and repairs to minimise production downtime.
- Repair and replace mechanical and electrical components as required.
- Fault find on motors, gearboxes, conveyors, pumps, sensors, pneumatics and other production equipment.
- Work safely and efficiently under pressure during breakdown situations.
- Support production teams by resolving engineering issues promptly.
- Carry out basic adjustments and modifications to machinery where required.
- Maintain accurate records of breakdowns and engineering work.
- Follow all site health and safety procedures and engineering standards.
The Person
We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong practical engineering background and the ability to fault find effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
The successful Maintenance Engineer will be confident dealing with breakdowns and be able to diagnose faults quickly and carry out effective repairs with minimal disruption to production.
A multi-skilled background would be beneficial, with either a mechanical or electrical bias considered.
Skills & Experience
- Previous Maintenance Engineer experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Strong reactive maintenance and breakdown experience.
- Good mechanical and/or electrical fault-finding skills.
- Experience working on production machinery.
- Ability to diagnose faults quickly and effectively.
- Experience with conveyors, motors, gearboxes, pumps, pneumatics and other industrial machinery.
- Multi-skilled engineering experience would be advantageous.
- Able to work effectively under pressure.
- Good understanding of health and safety within a manufacturing environment.
What's on Offer
- Opportunity to join an award-winning manufacturer.
- Shift-based Maintenance Engineer position.
- Predominantly reactive maintenance - focused on breakdown response and fault finding.
- Varied manufacturing environment with a range of production machinery.
- Opportunity to work within an established engineering team.
- Competitive salary and shift package.
Application Process
If you have the above skills and wish to be considered for this position or find out more details then please contact Simon on 07799 866285 or submit your CV to [email protected] or simply click apply below.
Commutable From
Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Northampton, Rushden, Bedford, Market Harborough, Desborough, Rothwell, Burton Latimer, Finedon, Thrapston, Raunds, Irthlingborough, Oundle, Daventry, Leicester, Lutterworth, Hinckley, Peterborough, Huntingdon, St Neots, Milton Keynes, Bletchley, Rugby, Luton and other parts of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Leicestershire
Why work with Proactive?
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