Maintenance Engineer (Junior level)

• Job Title: Title-Maintenance engineer-Junior- (responsible for maintaining factory equipment)

• Location: Ideally based at Beaconsfield site, but Harlow & Northfleet also acceptable. Expectation to travel between neighbouring sites to work and learn from experienced team members

Salary: 35-40k

Job Overview
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Maintenance engineer - Junior level, to join our dynamic team. This role involves servicing, diagnosing, and repairing a wide range of heavy plant and construction equipment directly on-site. You'll play a critical role in keeping our clients' machinery in top working order, minimizing downtime, and ensuring safe and efficient operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Routine Servicing and Maintenance:
  Perform scheduled maintenance, inspections, and servicing of plant equipment such as conveyors, screws, mixers, control equipment.

• Breakdown Repairs:
  Respond promptly to on-site machinery breakdowns, diagnose faults, and carry out repairs under pressure to minimize disruption to construction schedules.
• Preventive Maintenance:
  Identify and address potential mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic issues before they become major problems, helping to extend the life of equipment.
• Record Keeping:
  Maintain accurate service records, including job details, parts used, time spent, and condition reports.
• Health and Safety Compliance:
  Follow all relevant health and safety regulations and best practices while working on-site, ensuring the safe use and operation of machinery.

Skills and Qualifications

• Technical Expertise:

Ideally looking for someone that's finished a engineering apprentice, familiar with tools and repairing stuff. Ideally the type of person that spends their spare time working on cars or fixing stuff etc.
Problem-Solving Abilities:
Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills to resolve faults efficiently.
Communication Skills:
Clear and professional communication, both verbal and written, with team members.
Physical Capability:
Able to work in physically demanding environments, including lifting, crouching, and operating on uneven terrain, and as the job can be a dusty environment (PPE provided)

• Driving License:
  A full, clean UK driving licence is essential for travel between job sites.

Desirable:

• Relevant NVQ, City & Guilds, or equivalent qualifications in Plant Maintenance or Mechanical Engineering.
• Certification for mobile plant or construction machinery (e.g., CSCS card, LOLER, etc.).

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and overtime opportunities
• Company vehicle and tools provided
• Ongoing training and development
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunities for progression within the company

If you're a motivated engineer who enjoys working and happy to learn and train up to standard, solving mechanical challenges, and playing a key role in keeping vital equipment running, we'd love to hear from you.

Emma Smith- Principle Recruiter -(phone number removed)
Brook Street (UK) Limited

Brook Street NMR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.