Mechanical Maintenance Technician (Contract)

Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Contract – Minimum Two Months

Pay: £19.50 per hour

Location: Skelmersdale

I am working with one of the world's largest and most well-known manufacturing companies who take a great deal of pride in their reputation for quality and innovation. As an employer, they have an equally good reputation which, having worked with them for well over a decade, we can talk about with confidence.

There is now an exciting opportunity to join their team in Skelmersdale as a mechanically biased Maintenance Technician and join a business whose commitment to quality is second to none

The Role

• Improving the overall reliability and performance of plant, personnel and production equipment and processes
• Tracking and reporting of process improvement results
• Ensuring production targets are met by optimising output & minmising defects
• Providing production line support in line with company goals and objectives
• Carrying out preventive maintenance and equipment breakdown repairs
• Establishing process conditions and carrying out in-line quality checks
• Process monitoring and controlling according to Statistical Process Control (SPC) method
• Analysing data to fault find and develop prioritised improvement plans for the platform
• Maintaining and developing the delivery of finished products in line with cost, quality and production schedule requirements
• Prioritising and promoting Health and Safety Awareness
• Training and mentoring staff in an approachable and constructive manner
• Fostering and developing excellent relationships with key business stakeholders on site
• Gathering & sharing best practices, both internally and externally

Skills & Experience Required

• Apprentice trained or educated to OND Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• Accomplished technical production support experience.
• Skilled in turning, milling, welding and general workshop skills.
• Mechanical, pneumatic and basic electrical fault finding experience.
• Experience of high pressure air systems advantageous.
• Ability to read technical drawings
• Ability to follow SOP's and training processes
• Willingness to work shift work if required on an exceptional basis

Working Hours: Mon – Thurs -7:50am – 4:45pm, Fri 7:50am – 12:10pm

ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.