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Maintenance Engineer (Electrical)
Newport
£48,990 (£39,261 + 33% shift allowance) + Training + Progression + On site Parking + Company Pension + Holiday (increases with service) + Overtime (Paid at higher rates)
Are you a maintenance engineer or technician with a mechanical or electrical skill set?
Have you worked within an Engineering/Plant/Production/Manufacturing environment or similar?
LINKS Recruitment Group present a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to work within a well-established company who are continuously growing due to company success.
The role:
You will be working within a team, carrying out PPM’s and maintenance on a range of production machinery.
- Investigate and resolve mechanical and electrical faults on plant and machinery.
- Work to planned preventative maintenance schedule.
- Complete elements of commissioning on plant and equipment.
- Investigate and resolve mechanical and electrical faults on plant and machinery.
- Complete elements of commissioning on plant and equipment.
- Front-line maintenance contractor safety management
- Understanding of Risk assessment/POWRA for maintenance jobs
- Ensure safety and housekeeping in workshop and plant
- Adopt and promote a Zero Harm workplace attitude, drive improvement in Health and Safety
- Liaise and maintain regular contact with Maintenance Manager
- Provide holiday / sickness / absence cover for Maintenance Controller role
- Undertakes maintenance according to the weekly plan and at weekends when required (mechanical / electrical, corrective / preventive)
- Maintains engineering workshop and booking in/out of parts with Maintenance Manager
- Coordinate suppliers, to include raising quotations for parts and services
- Ensures availability of parts / critical spares working with Maintenance Manager
- Perform such other duties as the Company may from time to time reasonably require
- Comply with all Company policies related to Code of Conduct, Environmental, Health and Safety and Community.
The Person:
- Completion of an engineering apprenticeship and/or HNC level or above in a engineering-related subject; or equivalent experience within a relevant engineering role
- Experience of working within a manufacturing environment.
- You will be multi-skilled, with the ability to fault-find and repair both mechanical and electrical fields.
- Experience across a variety of pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems.
- Ability to perform both proactive & reactive maintenance duties using a scheduled maintenance system.
- IOSH working safely / managing safely is desirable but not essential.
- Ideally, you will have PLC experience – specifically, Siemens S7 / Mitsubishi.
- Ability to read, understand, generate technical, electrical and P&I drawings.
Role: Permanent
Salary: £39,261 + 33% shift allowance
£ 18.89ph + 33% shift allowance (£25.12ph) Overtime is paid at basic hourly rate plus a half
Shifts: 2 shift pattern
Mon-Fri 6am-2pm & Mon-Fri 2pm-10pm
