Details:
- Salary: £56,000 - 57,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Barking and Dagenham London
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
MAINTENANCE ENGINEER - EAST LONDON
Monday to Friday DAYS | 37.5 HOURS | £57,000 + BONUS
Excellent Pension | Overtime | Extensive Training | Career Progression
AT A GLANCE
£57,000 salary + bonus
Monday to Friday days - 7am to 3pm
5 hours per week
Optional overtime at an excellent rate
Excellent pension scheme
Global manufacturing business
Superb reputation within its industry
Long-serving engineering and operational workforce
Significant investment in employees, training and technology
Extensive additional training available
Opportunities to progress into Leadership, Reliability and Controls
East London
Heavy industrial / process / manufacturing experience requiredTHE OPPORTUNITY
Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking for a Monday to Friday days role with a global business that genuinely invests in its people?
We are working with a highly respected global manufacturing organisation with a superb reputation within its industry. This is a business that has a genuine long-term approach to its employees, with many people having built significant careers within the company.
The organisation invests heavily in training, development and career progression. As a Maintenance Engineer, you will have access to additional technical training, including further electrical courses, PLC training and welding qualifications.
There are also clear opportunities to develop your career beyond the traditional Maintenance Engineer position, with potential progression into engineering leadership, reliability engineering or controls-focused roles.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer who wants to join a stable, successful business where people are valued, developed and encouraged to progress.
THE ROLE
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be part of a multi-skilled engineering team responsible for maintaining and improving a demanding industrial production environment.
You will be involved in both planned and reactive maintenance, helping to maximise equipment reliability and minimise production downtime.
Key responsibilities will include:
Carrying out planned preventative maintenance
Responding to and repairing equipment breakdowns
Electrical and mechanical fault finding
Maintaining large-scale industrial and process equipment
Working with pumps, motors, gearboxes and pneumatic systems
Diagnosing faults and implementing effective repairs
Identifying recurring equipment issues
Supporting root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions
Contributing to continuous improvement projects
Working to engineering KPIs and site standards
Supporting improvements to equipment reliability and performance
Working closely with Production and other engineering disciplines
Maintaining high standards of health and safetyTHE ENVIRONMENT
This is a heavy industrial and process environment rather than a light manufacturing operation. The engineering team works with substantial industrial equipment and machinery, making this particularly suited to engineers who have worked in demanding industrial environments.
Relevant backgrounds could include:
Water treatment i.e. Thames Water, Anglian Water, Essex & Suffolk Water, SSE Water
Aggregate manufacturing
Chemicals Manufacturers
Quarrying
Mining
Tarmac and asphalt manufacturing
Waste-to-energy
Waste recycling
Mills and heavy processing
Marine and shipping
Heavy manufacturing
Process manufacturing
Other heavy industrial environmentsABOUT YOU
We are looking for a hands-on Maintenance Engineer with a strong heavy industrial, process or manufacturing background.
You will ideally have:
A Mechanical or Electrical Engineering qualification, apprenticeship or equivalent experience
Strong hands-on maintenance experience within a heavy industrial environment
Electrical or mechanical bias with the ability to work across disciplines
Experience maintaining large-scale industrial machinery and equipment
Strong electrical and/or mechanical fault-finding skills
Good diagnostic and problem-solving ability
A proactive approach to maintenance and continuous improvement
Good communication and teamwork skills
A willingness to learn and develop technically
An interest in automation, controls, reliability or engineering improvement
The ambition to develop your career within a long-term organisationABOUT THE COMPANY
This is a global manufacturing business with a superb reputation within its industry and a long-standing commitment to its people.
The company genuinely invests in its employees, with extensive training and development available to help people build their technical skills and progress their careers.
The long service across the business is a real reflection of the culture. Many employees have been with the organisation for many years, with people able to build long-term careers rather than constantly looking for their next move.
For the right Maintenance Engineer, this provides the opportunity to join a business where your development is taken seriously and where there are multiple routes for progression.
Maintenance Engineer is commutable from East Ham, West Ham, Plaistow, Beckton,,Stratford, Canning Town, Barking, Ilford, Leyton, Leytonstone, Wanstead, Woodford, South Woodford, Walthamstow, Chingford, Enfield, Edmonton, Ponders End, Southgate, Waltham Cross, Dagenham, Rainham, Romford, Hornchurch, Upminster, Erith, Belvedere, Abbey Wood, Thamesmead, Woolwich, Plumstead, Bexleyheath, Welling, Sidcup, Dartford, Crayford, Gravesend, Grays, Purfleet, Aveley, Tilbury, Chafford Hundred, Brentwood, Shenfield, Billericay, Basildon, Laindon, Loughton, Epping, Waltham Abbey.
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