Maintenance Engineer

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer (multi-skilled)

Location: Leeds

Hours: 40 hours (Days) over Monday to Friday  (flexible on personal preference)

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + Bonus (negotiated on experience)

Main Purpose of Job: To maintain, improve and develop automated systems.

Responsible to: Production Manager

The Client:

Our client manufactures and provides world class building products into the Construction sector, they supply to some of the largest building contractors and SME’s throughout the UK they pride themselves on being the market leader in structural steel projects and can offer great working conditions, progression and stability to the right candidate.

Our client can offer career growth, development opportunities and a long-term opportunity in a purpose-built facility with state of the art design and manufacturing capabilities. Their head quarters provides a modern and stylish environment to work, learn and develop.

General Duties:

• Planning and undertaking scheduled maintenance (mechanical and electrical) 
• Reacting to breakdowns.
• Diagnosing Faults.
• Repairing Equipment.
• Obtaining components.
• Improving Consistency of Production Processes.
• Proactive and reactive maintenance tasks.
• Servicing and maintaining manufacturing machinery/tools.

PLC/Automation Duties:

• Modification and fault finding of Siemens TIA Portal Control Systems and Automation.
• Maintenance, fault finding, modification and upgrade of the electrical and pneumatic operation of Control Systems and Automation.
• Program Siemens PLC’s through TIA Portal using LAD, FBD, STL and SCL languages.
• Motion Control - Setup and configuration of Siemens SINAMICS servos and Inverters, and NORD inverters.
• ABB IRC5 programming, path teaching and setup of TCP, Work Objects and Zones.
• VB script programming in HMI’s, and programming of interlinked systems which use Python and C#.
• SQL Database setup, modification and querying of tables.

Ideal Candidate:

• Strong understanding and proven track record in maintenance engineering.
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Strong understanding of welding/fabrication
• a desire to continually improve technical knowledge and use latest technology
• Experience working in an automated manufacturing environment is preferred
• Experience working with Robot Arms 
• Understanding of CAD, Solid works & Inventor is desired

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary & bonus package, salary subject to experience. 
• Onsite gym.
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays).
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cash back healthcare plan after 12 months service. 
• Staff Discount at multiple outlets.
• Bike/car scheme.