Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £48,000 – £54,000 per year

Our key client, a family run and market leading manufacturer, seeks a maintenance engineer.

This great role includes salary and PRP pay scheme. Also 5% employer pension and other great benefits.

This is a rare opportunity, and the successful applicant must have a lot of hands on experience working on heavy plant that is mechanical, hydraulic and electrical.

The company has recently invested in a new CNC machine, due to be delivered in January. They are also keen to replace some of the machines in the toolroom, which is something the new hire would be involved with. There is the ability to move up to a technical manager role for the right person, which would have responsibility for the toolroom and the maintenance.

Working as hands on Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining, servicing and repairing all site facilities and equipment and proactively participating in safety improvements, costs reductions and process efficiency initiatives. You will be expected to lead by example and ensure the timely maintenance and repair of the plant and all the equipment on site. Your main driver will be to ensure that machines are available to meet production needs, maximising uptime.

You will ensure that as a company we adhere to safety working practices internally as well as sub-contractor management. You will have responsibility for managing our maintenance engineer and mentoring and developing our apprentice engineer. At Bion we pride ourselves in our technical offering to our clients as we believe this is what differentiates us from the competition, you will therefore be required to contribute technically in all areas of the business and to develop a strong technical understanding both within maintenance and the production environment. Specific Accountabilities ·Provision of ongoing maintenance, identifying and analysing malfunctioning equipment and systems, resolving faults, finding root cause and preventing future issues ·Technical support issues such as fault finding ·Writing up of clear reports on the work undertaken ·Monitor our compliance with Health and Safety regulations ·Carry out periodic preventative maintenance on plant machinery and equipment ·Work with subcontractors and the Maintenance Engineer to ensure all site facilities are in working order and maintained. ·Ensure work is carried out in accordance with safe practices (Company SOPs and other relevant HSE legislation) ·Develop and implement a planned preventative maintenance system covering all site assets and services ·Develop and implement a robust Health and Safety system encompassing Risk assessments, SOP, Method statements, COSHH. ·Maintain a comprehensive record of machinery breakdowns and faults ·Help identify and manage an appropriate inventory of critical spares ·Management of the suggestion scheme ·Where required liaise with suppliers and contractors to source replacement parts ·Assist in other production areas as and when required Competencies ·Working experience of Mechanical and Electrical maintenance ·Knowledge of 3 phase motor and control systems ·Able to prioritise workload ·To be able to interpret schematic drawings and assist with fault finding ·Have a good working knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic systems and safe electrical isolation ·Mechanical/Electrical/Hydraulic fault finding and analysis skills ·Have good communication and organisational skills ·Be a good problem solver and have a flexible approach to working hours to suit the needs of the business ·To be able to work alone and as part of a team ·Welding (MIG) and some fabrication Desirables ·City and Guilds/HNC level in Engineering Maintenance/5 year’s minimum relevant experience. ·NEBOSH trained ·Knowledge of 17th Edition ·First aid ·PC skills ·IOSH ·Loler ·PAT ·COSHH ·Risk Assessments Personal attributes ·Able to provide clear and concise information at all levels ·To be able to clearly follow instructions and work in a methodical manner ·Superb attention to detail and good concentration skills ·Self-motivated, quick to learn and able to multi task ·Good analytical skills (fault finding) ·Excellent communication skills with the ability to express ideas, share technical information