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Trainee / Junior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Generators)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Careers
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Trainee / Junior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Generators)

Field based with regional travel around the South West

£25,000-£30,000 + Overtime + Company Van (personal use) + Full Training + Company Phone and Laptop + Door-to-Door Pay + Company Benefits

Do you have a Mechanical apprenticeship / qualification and are looking to kickstart your career in maintenance within a market-leading company, where you will cover a regional patch around the South West and can increase your earnings through door-to-door pay and overtime?

This leading company have been established over 60 years, this company has recently been acquired by an engineering giant, enabling them to continue their success and develop in new ways. As a leader in the Power Generation industry, the business is ever-expanding and now they are looking to grow their team with a new junior engineer.

In this varied role you will receive full training and then be undertaking a range of PPM and reactive maintenance work, diagnostics, testing, and installations on a range of diesel generators, switchgear and control systems. You will work 8am-4:30pm Monday to Friday, with overtime at additional pay and an on-call rota that will earn you an additional £120/week when on-call.

This role would suit an aspiring Generator Engineer with a Mechanical qualification looking for a varied role offering fullt training within a growing company where you have the oppo...

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