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Maintenance Engineer

E3 Recruitment
Posted 20 hours ago, valid for a month
Location

Reading, Berkshire RG17LT, England

Salary

£57,000 - £57,134 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Maintenance Engineer position is with a leading manufacturer of building products located in the Reading area.
  • The role offers a salary of £57,134 and requires candidates to have experience with a recognized engineering apprenticeship or equivalent qualifications.
  • Working hours are 42 hours per week on a rotational 3 shift pattern, with additional Saturday morning shifts every third week.
  • Responsibilities include ensuring continuous production by maintaining equipment and preventing downtime through proactive fault finding.
  • Candidates should have a strong background in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, along with PLC programming skills and a high awareness of Health & Safety.

The Maintenance Engineer vacancy is working with a market leading manufacturer of building products, based in the Reading area. The position offers excellent opportunities for both training and career development.

What's in it for your as a Maintenance Engineer:

  • Hours of work 42 hours per week from Monday to Friday - based on a rotational 3 shift pattern of 8-hour days, afternoons and nights. 6 hours work is required every 3rd Saturday morning.
  • Salary - 57,134
  • Overtime at 1.5x for Monday to Saturday and 2x for Sundays and bank holidays
  • Service Bonus
  • KPI Bonus
  • Excellent pension company contribution, plus employee benefits package
  • Training and career development opportunities
  • 26 days holidays plus bank holidays

Main Duties & Responsibilities of Maintenance Engineer include:

  • Ensure the continuous running of the production process by eliminating downtime through a safe and logical approach to fault finding and maintenance of equipment.
  • You'll be involved in a variety of tasks, ensuring a proactive approach to preventing equipment failure. Working on various types of equipment including complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical/electronic control systems, you'll be responsible for carrying out a range of planned and reactive activities on site.
  • Monitor & supply support of machine set-up & changeovers to ensure that the product conforms to any quality assurance standards and ensuring changeovers are as efficient as possible.

Experience and Qualifications Required for Maintenance Engineer:

  • Recognised Engineer Apprenticeship & Qualification or equivalent, e.g. NVQ, City and Guilds, ONC, BTEC or above - Mechanical or Electrical
  • High degree of Health & Safety awareness.
  • Good knowledge of Electrical / Mechanical Engineering within a heavy industrial / manufacturing environment
  • PLC programming skills with knowledge of Allen Br
  • Ability to fault find, repair and provide solutions to problems.

This position would suit a Multi Skilled Engineer with a recognised background in, either Mechanical or Electrical.

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