Details:
- Salary: £44,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Northampton Northamptonshire
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Impact Recruitment are looking for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to work for a well-established business in Northamptonshire. This is a permanent opportunity offering a salary of £44,000 per year, alongside a company pension and additional benefits.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the maintenance, servicing and repair of a wide range of production machinery and site equipment. You will need strong mechanical fault-finding skills and experience working within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
Please note: You must be willing to work occasional overtime should it be needed and participate in an on call rota following your probationary period.
Role: Mechanical Engineer
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 5:30pm (1-hour lunch break)
Salary: £44,000 per annum
Location: NN7
Daily Duties:
Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production machinery and site facilities.
Diagnosing mechanical faults and carrying out breakdown repairs.
Servicing and maintaining a wide range of production equipment and machinery.
Maintaining machine drive mechanisms and associated mechanical systems.
Working on conveyors, elevators, grinders, weighing equipment and rotating machinery.
Carrying out maintenance and testing of plant services and site facilities.
Reading and interpreting mechanical drawings and technical diagrams.
Using test and measurement equipment to identify and resolve faults.
Ensuring process systems, safety systems and site facilities are maintained to a high standard.
Following all relevant health and safety procedures.Skills and Knowledge Required:
Recognised apprenticeship, BTEC, City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 qualification, or significant experience within a similar engineering environment.
Previous experience servicing and repairing industrial machinery.
Strong mechanical fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
Experience with preventative and scheduled maintenance.
Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings.
Experience working with conveyors, gearboxes, bearings, motors or other rotating machinery would be beneficial.
Multi-skilled experience, particularly with electrical systems and pneumatics, would be an advantage.
Previous experience working with food production or processing machinery would be beneficial.
Must be flexible and willing to work weekend overtime.
Must be able to participate in an on-call rota following a satisfactory probationary period of up to six months.Benefits:
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Life insurance
On-site parking
Overtime opportunities
If you are an experienced Mechanical Engineer looking for a permanent opportunity with a competitive salary, then please apply with an up-to-date CV.
Impact Recruitment are acting on behalf of a client as an employment agency