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Job Title: Maintenance Engineer
Location: Newmarket
Shift: 14:00 - 22:00 / 40 hours per week / Monday to Friday
Qualifications:
- Strong background in mechanical and electrical maintenance.
- Proficiency in hydraulics and pneumatics.
- Familiarity with various drive mechanisms, including simplex, duplex, chains, belts, gearboxes, and transmission systems.
- Valid UK driving licence; experience in a heavy industrial setting is essential.
- Forklift and MEWP licences are a plus but not mandatory.
- Experience in in-house fabrication and maintenance, including welding (MMA, MAG, MIG), flame cutting, and plasma cutting is preferred.
- Competence in using power tools such as abrasive wheels, plasma cutters, and mag drills is desirable.
Educational Requirements:
- City and Guilds / NVQ Level 3 / HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
Responsibilities:
- Execute preventative maintenance and condition monitoring of production equipment as per schedules, ensuring accurate documentation of findings and completed tasks.
- Collaborate with the Maintenance Supervisor and operational teams to facilitate efficient maintenance processes.
- Conduct safety inspections of tools and machinery.
- Diagnose and repair equipment faults safely to minimise downtime and costs.
- Proactively identify potential machine failures, making recommendations to enhance reliability and performance.
- Maintain comprehensive records of all maintenance activities performed.
- Undertake maintenance tasks effectively and promptly, utilising appropriate methods.
- Initiate machine upgrades aimed at improving lifespan, efficiency, and safety, communicating suggestions to management.
- Attend mandatory training sessions when required.
- Adhere to safe working practices, reporting any issues that arise and coordinating with the HS&E department for risk assessments.
- Participate in identifying workplace hazards and developing effective safety systems.
- Ensure compliance with the Company's Quality Management and Environmental Management Systems to minimise environmental impact and maintain product quality.
Summary:
A versatile engineer working within a team to assess, troubleshoot, and repair production machinery and facilities to ensure a productive and safe operational environment.
