Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer

Description:

Site Maintenance Engineer

Chard
£44,500 + 20% Shift Allowance (c. £53,400)
Monday to Friday, 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm
No Nights

Are you an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer looking for a well-paid shift position without the night shifts?

This is an opportunity to join an established industrial manufacturer in Chard, working within a varied engineering environment where you'll have real ownership of maintenance, breakdowns, reliability and improvement work across the site.

You'll be working across specialist production equipment and site infrastructure, combining hands-on electrical and mechanical fault-finding with PPMs, projects, equipment upgrades and continuous improvement.

The role would suit an engineer who enjoys solving problems independently and wants more involvement than simply working through a PPM schedule.

What you'll be doing

* Carrying out planned, preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance across production machinery and site equipment.
* Electrical fault-finding within control panels, including motors, relays, sensors and associated control equipment.
* Mechanical maintenance and repairs across conveyors, chain-driven equipment, pneumatics, hydraulics and associated machinery.
* Fault-finding on PLC-controlled equipment, including tracing inputs, outputs and control signals.
* Supporting equipment refurbishments, installations, upgrades and engineering improvement projects.
* Completing root cause analysis following breakdowns and identifying opportunities to prevent repeat failures.
* Managing maintenance activity through the site's CMMS.
* Supporting and coordinating specialist contractors when required.
* Maintaining engineering spares and helping ensure critical components are available when required.
* Working closely with production and site management to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.

What we're looking for

* A recognised electrical qualification with good mechanical maintenance capabilities.
* Previous hands-on maintenance experience within manufacturing, production or a similar industrial environment.
* Strong electrical fault-finding skills and confidence working safely within industrial control systems.
* Good mechanical skills across motors, bearings, gearboxes, conveyors, chains, pneumatics and associated equipment.
* Experience with planned and reactive maintenance.
* Ability to fault-find PLC-controlled machinery. Programming experience isn't essential.
* Previous involvement with machinery installations, modifications, projects or continuous improvement would be advantageous.
* Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of engineering problems.

Engineers from manufacturing, FMCG, aerospace, automotive, metals, foundry, process or other industrial environments are encouraged to apply.

What's on offer?

* £44,500 basic salary + 20% shift allowance (c. £53,400 total)
* Rotating 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm, with no routine night shifts
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
* Company pension scheme with matched contributions of up to 10%
* Life assurance
* Enhanced company sick pay
* Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
* Ongoing technical training and development
* Long-term career progression within a global engineering business
* Exposure to specialist industrial equipment, engineering projects and improvement work
* Free onsite parking

Some flexibility for callout, weekend and out-of-hours support is required as part of the wider engineering function.

If you're a Maintenance Engineer based around Chard, Crewkerne, Ilminster, Yeovil, Taunton or the surrounding areas, please apply for further information