£40K/yr to £45K/yr
West Suffolk, England
Permanent, Variable

Multi Skilled/Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Posted by Contract Personnel Limited.

Contract Personnel are pleased to be working with a Brandon based client who are looking for a Multi Skilled Engineer with good mechanical and electrical engineering experience within the industrial / manufacturing sector.

Role Duties are:

  • The daily reporting of breakdowns v PPMs activities
  • Prioritization of repair work
  • Planning and monitoring machines performance
  • Working with the Operations Manager and Production team
  • Monitoring failures
  • Supporting External Contractors
  • Technical support for production where required
  • Provide effective maintenance support to the production operation
  • Prioritise work to minimize machine downtime
  • Responsible for fault finding and necessary mechanical and electrical repairs
  • Assisting with new machinery installations

Essential Skills and Experience:

  • The candidate must ideally have served a recognised apprenticeship in either mechanical or electrical engineering
  • Must have at least 5 years' experience working in a manufacturing environment.
  • Should be qualified to 17th or preferably 18th edition wiring regulations.
  • Experience with pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical control systems, including electrical drawings and PLC experience would be advantageous.
  • Experience in installations and project commissioning would be advantageous.
  • Mig/Tig welding experience
  • Previous experience of electrical maintenance within a processing or manufacturing environment.

Also advantageous:

  • Experience of plastics processing machinery and/or extrusion
  • Experience of process improvement and lean manufacturing.

This role will offer the opportunity to build a successful career in a company that is now entering a phase of growth and development.

The hours are 7am - 4pm 5 days per week

The salary is flexible and can be adapted for the right candidate.

For more information, please contact Lisa on or send your CV to