MTrec's new career opportunity
Our client are specialists in their market sector, they are looking to recruit a Mechanical Maintenance Technician on a permanent basis.
The Job you'll do
- Responsible for the maintenance and repair of all the plant, equipment and building facilities.
- As a Mechanical Engineer working as a team to ensure maximum equipment availability.
- This responsibility includes the planning, prioritisation, co-ordination, and action of all tasks required for the repair and maintenance of equipment in terms of costs, quality, time management in a safe environment.
- Duties will include day-to-day mechanical fault-finding and rectification, planned preventative. maintenance activities, process improvements and update associated documentation.
- Perform craft maintenance tasks in accordance with job instructions and all general maintenance on site.
- Respond to breakdowns.
- Responsible for diagnosing and repairing all faults on electrical and mechanical equipment.
- Ensure that objectives are achieved in an effective and safe manner.
- To follow both written and verbal instructions explicitly to ensure the safe completion of allocated tasks.
- Maintenance of factory equipment to include CNC machinery.
- A knowledge of welding and fabricating techniques would be useful.
- Promote equipment improvement and efficiency savings.
- Machining experience requirements include cutting, milling, turning, surface grinding and general workshop machine tools.
- Be familiar with Lean Manufacturing techniques, 5S, 8D, PDCA.
- Have completed a time served Apprenticeship with machine tool experience in a mechanical and/or electrical environment.
- Demonstrate hands on ability in hydraulics, pneumatics and electrical diagnostics.
About You
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Strong time management and prioritisation skills
- Well organised and punctual
- Excellent people/communication skills
- A 'can-do' attitude and a keenness for professional self-development
- A thirst to take on growing responsibilities and projects.
- Qualifications And Experience:
- Ideally hold a minimum ONC/HNC or equivalent qualification in Mechanical engineering.
- Ideal candidates will have come from a manufacturing, maintenance or Engineering background and have a minimum of 5 years' experience.
The Rewards and the Benefits
- Position: Full Time with an immediate start
- Hours of work: Monday - Thursday 7.30am to 16.00pm
- Friday 7.30am to 15.00pm
- Salary: Negotiable depending on experience
- Holidays: Full time - 25 days per year (Holiday year Jan - Dec) + 8 Bank holidays.
- Life Insurance: 3 times basic salary whilst in employment.
- Pension Scheme: Automatic enrolment if meet criteria, 5% Employee, 3% Employer. After 1 year in April - Age related up to max 6.5%.
- Hill and Smith Share options scheme: When available and if applicable.
- Employee Assistance Programme: Free to employees (Lifeworks).
- Employee Engagement Platform offering discounts - (Rewards Gateway).
- Free on-site parking.