At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide hands-on engineering support to improve machinery reliability and reduce downtime.
- Company: Join a dynamic manufacturing environment with strong long-term career prospects.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, opportunities for growth, and a supportive team culture.
- Other info: Collaborate with diverse teams and work on cutting-edge production technology.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced production setting while developing your engineering skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in mechanical maintenance or related fields is essential.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Are you a mechanically biased Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer or Shift Engineer looking for a hands-on manufacturing maintenance role with strong long-term prospects? We are recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to provide effective engineering support to a busy production environment. This is a key role focused on improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime, supporting production performance and ensuring machinery operates safely, efficiently and to specification. This opportunity would suit an engineer with experience in manufacturing, food production, FMCG, poultry, packaging, automated machinery, processing equipment or similar production environments.
The Role
As Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, you will support the production team by responding quickly and safely to plant stoppages, breakdowns and equipment issues. You will carry out planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, fault finding and continuous improvement activity across a range of production machinery. The role will involve working with mechanical drive systems, hydraulics, pneumatics and automated equipment, while ensuring all engineering activity is accurately recorded through the PPM system. You will play an important part in improving equipment availability, supporting OEE targets, reducing downtime and helping the factory achieve production and KPI targets.
Key Responsibilities
- Respond quickly and safely to plant stoppages, breakdowns and production equipment issues.
- Carry out planned maintenance, reactive maintenance, fault finding and repairs on manufacturing machinery.
- Maintain, adjust and repair equipment to ensure optimum performance and reliability.
- Work on mechanical drive systems, hydraulics, pneumatics and associated production equipment.
- Ensure machinery operates efficiently and meets required product specifications.
- Support equipment availability, performance improvement and OEE targets.
- Complete accurate engineering documentation, maintenance records and PPM paperwork using SAP.
- Work closely with Engineering leadership, production teams and external engineers to support improvements.
Follow Health and Safety regulations.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer employer: RecruitMe
Join a dynamic and innovative manufacturing environment as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, where your expertise will be valued and rewarded. Our company fosters a collaborative work culture that prioritises employee growth through continuous training and development opportunities, ensuring you can advance your career while contributing to our success. Located in a thriving industrial area, we offer competitive benefits and a commitment to safety and efficiency, making us an excellent employer for those seeking a meaningful and impactful role.
