Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £30,000 – £36,000 per year

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Halifax

Full Time, permanent role on a 3 shift rotation Mon-Friday

Salary is negotiable deepening on experience

Skillection are seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer for their manufacturing client in Halifax. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer, ideally a Multiskilled Engineer or a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer to join their team

Responsibilities:

Carry out engineering activities in a safe manner, utilise appropriate PPE as specified

Be involved in all safety initiatives, i.e. audits, incident reporting, shutdown safety initiative, etc.

Be responsible for ensuring that good housekeeping standards are maintained in their own activities, including the safe removal of all scrap engineering materials/general rubbish for their area of work.

Use and participate in site permit work procedures

Carry out planned maintenance activities in order to facilitate the move from breakdown to planned maintenance on site

Participate, as required, in the construction, installation and commissioning of approved plant modifications and projects

Overhaul equipment to manufacturer’s/site standards in order to provide cost effective maintenance on site

Assist in site inspection/testing activities as required, within own area of competence

Undergo basic engineering cross-skill training and upskill training in core skill area and actively seek opportunities to apply these skills in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of engineering activities on the site

Work flexibly in all required areas of the site and in close co-operation with other members of the engineering team

Undergo further training for either plant equipment or engineering tools changes and assist in the training of new personnel where necessary

Use Maintenance Management Systems to create stores requisitions and feedback work details as necessary

Note that this is a rotating 3-shift role (Monday-Friday). The Company operates an annualised hours system.

Qualifications

* Possess the relevant electrical qualifications and experience to be able to work safely within a manufacturing environment

* Possess fundamental engineering mechanical knowledge and skills

* Ideally apprentice trained in Mechanical/Electrical engineering and/or educated to GCSE level in Maths/English at Grade C or above (or equivocal)

* Ability to supervise and advise contract workers to safely complete required tasks on site

* Must be aware of and capable of working to engineering best practice

* IT literate

* Be a communicator: have a relatively outgoing personality, with a moral compass

* Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

* Willingness to accept change

* Proactive and positive approach to tasks

* Proactive self-starter able to work under own direction, a “starter-completer”, providing ongoing updates and follow project to completion

* Strong interpersonal skills

* Demonstrates attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy

* Flexible, with the ability to support and positively influence across various departments and levels of management

* Strong adherence to health, safety, environment and quality standards

Additional Information

Competitive benefits and services including pension, life assurance, 24 holidays + statutory leave (increase after 2 years’ continued service), optional medical services, optional healthcare, employee discounts and on goods, development opportunities, close to motorway links and on-site parking

Please note that this is a rotating 3-shift role (Monday-Friday) and the organisation operates an annualised hours system.

To be considered for this role please apply via the online instructions or contact Helen for more info. Thank you.