Maintenance Engineer | Temp/Contract | On-site, Devon & Somerset
The Role
Reporting to the Maintenance Manager / Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for keeping plant, machinery and site services running safely and efficiently. You will carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance, working to minimise downtime and support continuous improvement across the site.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on production machinery, plant and building services.
- Respond quickly to breakdowns, diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults to minimise downtime.
- Fault-find on a range of systems, including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and control systems.
- Install, modify and commission new equipment and machinery.
- Carry out root cause analysis on recurring faults and put in place long-term solutions.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records
- Manage spare parts and raise requisitions for parts and materials as required.
- Support continuous improvement activities
- Work closely with production teams to plan maintenance around operational needs.
- Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with health and safety legislation
- Liaise with external contractors and suppliers where needed.
Skills and Experience
- Previous experience in a maintenance role within a manufacturing, production or industrial environment.
- Multi-skilled, with strong mechanical and/or electrical fault-finding ability.
- Experience with pneumatics, hydraulics, motors, drives, gearboxes and conveyors.
- Knowledge of PLCs (e.g. [Siemens / Allen-Bradley / Mitsubishi]) is desirable.
- Able to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics.
- Good understanding of health and safety in an engineering environment.
- Good communication skills and the ability to work alone or as part of a team.
Qualifications
- NVQ Level 3, HNC or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical or Electromechanical Engineering, or a time-served apprenticeship.
Note on Sponsorship:
We regret to inform you that at this time, we are unable to offer sponsorship for work authorisation for this role. Therefore, candidates must possess valid authorisation to work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship.
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