Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer Electrical & Mechanical

Location: Witham, Essex
Hours: Monday to Friday, 2:00pm to 11:30pm
Salary: From £35,000 depending on experience, plus weekend overtime available

The Company

Our client is a well established and highly respected manufacturing business, recognised as a leader within its specialist sector. Operating from a modern production facility equipped with advanced technology, the company supplies high quality products to prestigious commercial projects across the UK and Europe. Continuous investment in innovation, equipment and customer service has positioned the business as a market leader within its industry.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing operation. Working independently and as part of a small engineering team, you will be responsible for carrying out planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdown repairs and continuous improvement activities across a wide range of production machinery.

This is a hands on role within a fast paced manufacturing environment where maintaining equipment reliability and minimising downtime is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide front line maintenance support to production operations
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance to minimise downtime
• Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical and instrumentation faults
• Assist with the dismantling, repair and reassembly of production machinery
• Maintain machinery to achieve optimum production efficiency
• Complete scheduled maintenance and continuous improvement activities
• Support equipment upgrades and reliability improvements
• Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with company procedures

Skills and Experience Required

• Previous experience as a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer within manufacturing or production
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault finding skills
• Experience maintaining industrial production machinery
• Knowledge of PLC fault finding would be highly advantageous
• Understanding of instrumentation and industrial control systems would be beneficial
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement

Qualifications

One or more of the following would be advantageous:

• Level 3 Diploma or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering or Maintenance Engineering
• HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• City and Guilds 2382 or equivalent electrical qualification

Additional Requirements

• Full UK driving licence
• Flexible approach to working hours to support operational requirements

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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