Maintenance Engineer

Description:

The company is a leading food manufacturer based near Stafford. Due to expansion, and growing sales, they are seeking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer for their busy operations.

The role will suit a maintenance engineer who is multi skilled and has experience of working within production and manufacturing environments seeking a new challenge within a supportive, friendly company.

Hours of work – 4 on, 4 off (12 hour shifts) – Days 

Main duties and responsibilities

Maintenance, repair and service of site machinery 

Carry out preventative maintenance checks to ensure avoidance of site machinery and systems breakdowns

Ordering spares, parts, tools, supplies and consumables when required

Suggesting upgrades when old equipment costs too much to keep

Making sure all work follows health and safety rules

Ensuring all maintenance logs are kept up to date and record all completed jobs/service on machinery

Skills and experience required

Maintenance engineer who holds experience within production and manufacturing environments

Hold both mechanical and electrical aptitude

Hold an 18th edition electrical qualification

Mechanical knowledge of conveyors, bearings, chain drives, sprockets etc

Electrical fault finding knowledge 

Able to work effectively in part of a team

What's on Offer? 

Starting salary of £40,000 - £50,000 per annum 

Salary reviewed and negotiated upwards once fully trained on the site's specialist machinery 

Weekly pay every Friday 

Flexible shift start times

Training opportunity and long term career development

The role is based near Stafford so is commutable from Penkridge, Cannock, Gnosall, Eccleshall.

If you are looking for your next engineering challenge with a well-established business that values its employees and offers genuine progression, we would love to hear from you. 

This role is being advertised on behalf of Pertemps who operate as a recruitment agency