Maintenance Engineer

Location: Plymouth

Salary: Including shift: 39,600 - 42,600
Job Type: Permanent

About the Role:

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our clients team, and support site production facilities through planned and unplanned maintenance of plant, equipment, and services. This role involves diagnosing problems, ensuring safe working practices, and maintaining clear communication with suppliers and on-site personnel.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Work with production staff to provide breakdown support in line with production priorities
• Ensure risk assessments are carried out prior to work and reassessed if conditions change
• Maintain good communication with production staff for updates on breakdowns and machine release
• Communicate effectively between outgoing and incoming maintenance shifts
• Act as a mentor when working with apprentices or new starters
• Breakdown repair of existing plant and machinery
• Installation and relocation of new and existing machinery
• Assist with machinery moves
• Implement and support TPM/PPM across the site
• Fully participate in production support activities
• Electronic record keeping of machine repair details and stock
• Identify repeat problems and assist in corrective actions to remove the cause
• Advise on maintenance spares holdings
• Respond to breakdowns promptly as per production priorities
• Ensure PPM activities are carried out within scheduled times and arrange machine release if required
• Risk assessment of all work tasks and contractor inductions
• Fault finding using Fanuc CNC controls and PLC ladder diagrams
• Be proactive in identifying hazards and supporting removal of hazards identified by others
• Recommend spares holdings
• Authority to stop a machine or process if it poses a health and safety risk

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Completed Maintenance Apprenticeship
• Relevant academic qualifications
• Experience with CNC machine tools
• Fully experienced with Fanuc control systems
• PC literate and risk assessment trained
• Strong communication skills
• Risk Assessment trained
• Fully experienced with Fanuc control systems

Desirable:

• Understanding of PLC systems
• IOSH certification
• Leadership training
• Specific machine tool knowledge
• Ipath Licence

• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme (company contribution 7.5% if employee contributes 6%)
• Life assurance up to 6x annual salary (dependent on pension contribution level)
• Annual flu vaccinations
• Occupational Health support
• Cyclescheme & Home & Tech scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Retailer, accommodation, travel, and attractions discounts
• Byond cashback card
• Electric car scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Help@hand app (24/7 GP access, mental health counselling, physiotherapy, legal & financial support, wellbeing resources)
• Free car parking
• Canteen/vending facilities
• Workwear provided
• Christmas voucher
• Training and development opportunities

Interested?
Contact Chris Henry on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) to find out more or apply today!

Mego Employment Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for temporary staffing.