Details:
- Salary: £35,000 - 38,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Dewsbury Kirklees
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
Maintenance Engineer (Days)
Location: Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Salary: £34,777 – £39,249 per annum
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm (37.5 hours)
Industry: Textile / Carpet Manufacturing
The Company
A well-established textile manufacturer is looking to recruit an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join its engineering team. This is a permanent days-based role supporting a busy manufacturing operation, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance to ensure maximum production uptime.
The Role
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, your responsibilities will include:
* Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on manufacturing equipment.
* Mechanical and electrical fault finding and repairs.
* Responding to production breakdowns quickly and efficiently.
* Supporting machinery upgrades and installation projects.
* Working on pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
* Completing maintenance documentation using the CMMS system.
* Supporting continuous improvement projects to reduce downtime.
* Working closely with production to improve machine reliability.
The Candidate
You will ideally have:
* Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer or Multi-Skilled Engineer.
* Strong mechanical fault-finding skills with electrical knowledge.
* Experience within manufacturing, production or industrial environments.
* Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics and conveyor systems.
* Ability to read engineering drawings.
* NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent engineering qualification (preferred but not essential).
Benefits
* Salary up to £39,249
* Monday to Friday days only
* Company pension
* Free on-site parking
* Attendance bonus
* Ongoing training and development
* Stable employment with an established manufacturer
Why Anthony Would Be a Strong Candidate
Anthony's experience would transfer well into this role because he has:
* 15+ years of mechanical and electrical fault diagnosis.
* Extensive experience maintaining complex production machinery.
* Strong PLC, servo drive and automation fault-finding knowledge.
* Installation and commissioning experience.
* Preventative maintenance and breakdown response expertise.
* Excellent customer service and problem-solving skills developed in field service engineering.
This position would represent a good move into manufacturing maintenance while remaining on a days-only schedule with a salary around £36,000–£39,000