Maintenance Engineer

Malmesbury
1 week ago
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Role – Maintenance Engineer

Salary – Up to £55,000 (+Overtime)

Location – Swindon, Wiltshire

Shift Pattern – 4 On 4 Off Days and Nights

Benefits – Good Pension Contribution, Excellent Training, Private Healthcare

The Company

A well established and reputable business who boasts some of the state-of-the-art machinery and automation, and is seen as a market leader within their industry. With significant growth and a healthy growing order book and turnover, they are looking to expand their Maintenance Team and therefore have an opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer.   

The business offers fantastic training opportunities for their Engineers, with OEMs regularly called to site for detailed training and has good relationships with local colleges where Engineers are sent for Mechanical, Electrical and Health & Safety Training.

They are looking for someone who is looking to make an instant impact on a site and contribute to the growth of the business through hard work, commitment and dedication.

The Role

Your day-to-day responsibilities as a Maintenance Engineer will include:

Working as part of a team of engineers, responsible for the planned and reactive maintenance and service of all the state-of-the-art kit on site, as well as continuous improvement tasks.
Working on Three Phase Motors, working in panels with sensors, relays, contactors, invertors, fuses, power supplies, breakers, switches
Reading through electrical schematics, utilizing electrical test equipment such as multi-meters and fault finding on panels.
Mechanically – replacing worn out parts on the conveyors which will include rollers, bearings and pulleys.
Also working on Gearboxes, Shafts, Belts, Pneumatic and Hydraulic systems
Swapping both electrical and mechanical components like for like with the odd strip and rebuild project,
Working with latest technology working with a CMMS utilising the tablet-based PPM and reactive work
The Person

To be successful in your application for a Maintenance Engineer you will need, but not limited to;

A Recognised Engineering Qualification
Maintenance experience within an industrial environment including FMCG, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, and Warehousing environment.
Electrical or Mechanical Fault-Finding skills, looking at Root Cause Analysis
PLC or Controls experience would be advantageous but not mandatory.
Alternatively, you could be from the Navy, Army or RAF with an Engineering Qualification.
Able to work well within a team and help support colleagues on shift
The Benefits

As a Maintenance Engineer, you should expect:

You will be joining a highly successful £multi-million company who can offer a massive amount of stability and security.
Opportunity for progression both technically and working your way up the man management if you want it.
Excellent Training programme, putting your interests at the heart of your progression
Fantastic salary and benefits package.
Overtime opportunities
Good Pension Contribution
Private health care which can cover family

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation

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