Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Double Days)

Interaction - Northampton
Northampton
2 days ago
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Job role: Maintenance Engineer
Salary: £44,400(Mechanical) / £49,500 (Electrical) + overtime @ 1.5
Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire
Hours: Double Days, 06.00-14.00 / 14.00-22.00 Weekly Rotations
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
The Company:
Interaction have partnered with a well-established, industry leader in recycling of UPVC windows and doors. Due to continuous growth, our client is now looking to add a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to their busy engineering team.
The Package
· Overtime available – 1,5x
· 25 days holiday + bank holidays
· Pension subject to auto-enrolment - Employee contribution 5% (minimum) and Employer contributes 3%
· All Colleague Bonus - Individuals can get up to £1,200 per year subject to the Company achieving performance targets. This is calculated as up to £200 per quarter and £400 at year end.
· Life Assurance - pays out at 4x salary
· Health Cash Plan Benefit
· Long Service Awards
The Role
· Minimise production downtime, by carrying out routine scheduled maintenance (PPMs) and respond to unplanned breakdowns with the stipulated timeframes.
· Ensure that production operations maximise output and minimise downtime safely through regular planned maintenance.
· Respond to unplanned breakdowns in a timely and effective manner, working alongside engineering and production colleagues to minimise disruption.
· Optimise the performance and lifecycle of operational equipment with regular preventative maintenance, working with the Production team, to identify and understand causes of equipment wear and underperformance.
· Diagnose and repair equipment breakdowns
· Carry out all work according to Safe Systems of Work, Risk Assessments, SOPs, Dynamic Risk Assessments and company policies and procedures.
The Requirements
· In depth understanding of fault finding/diagnostics on manufacturing machinery
· Electrical & Mechanical Competencies
· Relevant Electrical/Mechanical Qualifications (City & Guilds/NVQs) - Advantageous
· Electrical bias - Advantageous
· Experience of working in a fast paced production environment for a minimum of 2 years - Essential
Similar Roles include: Maintenance Engineer, Breakdown engineer, Industrial engineer, Industrial electrician, Multiskilled Engineer, Field Service Engineer
Interaction Recruitment have specialist consultants across the majority of industries within the UK, including but not limited to, Finance & IT, Technical & Engineering, Industrial, Commercial and Hospitality. We offer both temporary and permanent support. For more information regarding the position or to discuss any other opportunitys, you can reach Reegan on / email ;indte
Thank you for taking the time, we hope to speak in the near future.


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