A well-known food manufacturing company are looking to recruit a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to carry out preventative and reactive maintenance on all mechanical aspects of their production equipment. The ideal candidate will have completed a mechanical maintenance apprenticeship or will have qualifications in mechanical engineering. Previous experience gained in a Food manufacturing environment is preferable.
The role:
1. Perform mechanical PPM and reactive maintenance on all production equipment
2. Carry out routine maintenance on machines fabricating replacement parts as necessary
3. Provide rapid response to breakdowns
4. Diagnose faults and carry out repairs
5. Maintain maintenance records
6. Ensure all Health & Safety requirements are adhered to on report any issues or near misses
7. Ensure legislative requirements are met
8. Take part in on-call rota including nights and weekends
9. Update management on project updates
10. Support continuous improvements requirements
What's required:
11. Educated to City & Guilds, BTec or NVQ level 3 in mechanical engineering
12. Mechanical apprenticeship preferable
13. Food manufacturing experience is ideal
14. Experience of fabrication or industrial maintenance or installation
15. Must be physically fit, able to work on own and able to be part of the on call rota
What's on offer:
16. Hours 7am to 5pm Monday to Friday + rota for out of hours and weekend on call.
17. Overtime and out of hours payments
18. 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
19. Company pension scheme
20. Free parking
Candidates who require sponsorship now or in the future are not eligible to apply for this vacancy.
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