Role: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Mechanical Fitter
Hours: Continental 12 hour shifts - 4 on 4 off (4 Days followed by 4 Nights)
Salary: £45,000 to £50,000 per annum - overtime paid at x1.5 & x2.0 + benefits
Location: Kidderminster Area - Easily Commutable from Bromsgrove, Worcester, Halesowen, Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Redditch and surrounding areas
Company
A heavy plant manufacturing company offering challenging and rewarding careers for Mechanical Maintenance Engineers / Mechanical Fitters is looking for a motivated individual to join an established and successful maintenance team.
If you're after a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer role that is both varied and rewarding, with scope to learn, offers professional growth and competitive pay, then this is a great opportunity for you!
You must be willing to work in a heavy plant environment and be open to training and developing your skills further. If you are qualified in Mechanical Engineering (or similar) through an apprenticeship and/or college and have experience with some of the following: bearings, motors, pumps, gears, belts, chains, hydraulics, pneumatics, welding (MIG/Arc), please apply. Suitable candidates will ideally have maintenance, fitting, or servicing experience, preferably gained in an industrial, production, or manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
This is a permanent Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Mechanical Fitter position, working 12 hour shifts 4 on 4 off (4 Days followed by 4 Nights).
Working in a team of motivated Engineers, day shifts are often reactive, responding to breakdowns and line issues, while night shifts are more proactive, focusing on PPM, Continuous Improvement, and Project Work.
Your role will include:
1. Planned Preventative Maintenance across a range of equipment and machinery.
2. Dealing with machinery breakdowns and problems, requiring good fault finding, diagnostics, and repair skills.
3. Assisting with planned shutdowns and project work, refurbishing machines and replacing worn parts.
4. Working safely on the plant to check, repair, or replace belts, bearings, motors, gears, pumps, chains, hydraulics, pneumatics, etc.
Preferred Skills & Experience
1. Completion of a recognised Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship or holding Mechanical Engineering qualifications (NVQ or C&G) at Level 3 or higher.
2. Experience with mechanical maintenance, mechanical fitting, or servicing work, ideally within industrial and/or production/manufacturing environments.
3. Experience with belts, chains, bearings - fitting & aligning, pumps, seals, motors, gears, hydraulics, pneumatics, MIG / Arc welding, and fabrication is desirable - training and support can be given to develop areas where you are inexperienced or need refreshing.
4. Good troubleshooting skills & diagnostics experience.
5. Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, and/or drive chain fault finding is highly beneficial, as is experience with some Electrical control systems.
6. The ability to think outside the box to solve mechanical challenges & issues.
7. Must enjoy working as part of a team, delivering PPM, continuous improvement, and investigating long-term solutions to regular problems.
8. Able to contribute to the ongoing improvement of the CMMS.
9. Commitment to safety and strong experience of health and safety best practices.
If this role sounds of interest, please apply now by sending your most up-to-date CV to Wesley at TechNichols Resourcing or call for further information.
We will endeavour to get back to all applicants, but if you have not heard back within 5 working days, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful.
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