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Mechanical EngineerUtilities & Site Services £57890 plus great overtime opportunities & excellent benefitsincluding…Up to 9% employer pension contributionFree on-siteparkingCycle to work schemeOpportunities for personal growth &developmentCompany referral scheme Are you ready to take yourengineering career to the next level in a recession-proofindustry?Were looking for a Multi-Skilled Engineer with amechanical bias, who thrives in a hands-on role. If youreexperienced with ammonia refrigeration, steam boilers, andautomated industrial freezers, and you love solving complextechnical challenges in a fast-paced environment, this could be theopportunity youre waiting for.Why Join Us?Diverse Challenges: Notwo days are the same - youll tackle a variety of engineeringchallenges, from maintaining critical plant machinery tospearheading exciting new projects.Continuous Improvement Focus:Were always pushing the boundaries of efficiency and innovation.Youll be part of a team thats passionate about driving improvementsand keeping operations at peak performance.Career Development: Weinvest in our people. Youll have access to ongoing training anddevelopment opportunities to enhance your skills and advance yourcareer. What Youll Do:Ensure all plant machinery and equipmentoperate smoothly and efficiently, hitting performance targets forproductivity, quality, and reliability.Use your mechanicalexpertise to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues, with a focuson ammonia refrigeration plants, steam boilers, and automatedsystems.Work closely with the operations team as a united force,tackling the sites most critical objectives together.Drivecontinuous improvement through initiatives like 5S, root causeanalysis, and center-lining machines - your ideas matter here.Getinvolved in exciting projects including equipment installations,PUWER assessments, and critical spares analysis.Use the CMMS systemto manage maintenance tasks, ensure plant monitoring is thorough,and provide valuable feedback. What You Bring:A recognisedApprenticeship, an NVQ Level 3 in engineering or relevantengineering qualification. Ideally in plant maintenance.Hands-onexperience in steam boilers, ammonia refrigeration, industrialfreezers, and automation systems.Your fault-finding andproblem-solving skills are second to none, and you excel at workingindependently.Good understand of the importance of safety in anindustrial environment and can follow risk assessmentsmeticulously.Familiar with Outlook, Word, Excel, and CMMS systems -youre comfortable using tech to support your work.Youre flexiblewhen it comes to shifts and able to step up when cover is needed,whether for projects or holidays.Do you have the experience anddesire to become a successful and valued member of the team? If soapply now!At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range ofemployment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporaryvacancies to permanent positions.We recruit for companies thatoperate in the following industries: Food and Drink Manufacturers,FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing,Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power& Renewable Energy.Please note that calls to and from theoffices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored orrecorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures,record business transactions and for trainingpurposes.

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