Multiskilled Maintenance Technician Strabane Circa £45k
Vickerstock are working in partnership with a leading manufacturing organisation on the appointment of a Multiskilled Maintenance Technician.
Working within a fast-paced production environment, you will play a key role in keeping machinery and plant operating safely and efficiently. The role has a strong electrical focus, supported by mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic expertise, with responsibility for both planned and reactive maintenance. This is an excellent opportunity for a time-served Maintenance Technician looking to join a team where you can make a direct impact on plant reliability, downtime and continuous improvement.
What's on offer:
- Salary circa £45k
- Hours of work: 4pm-2:30am Mon-Thu or Tue-Fri (40hr week)
- 30days annual leave entitlement
- Company pension
- Free products
- Death and service benefit
- Private Health Care after 1years service
Your Day to Day:
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production machinery, plant equipment and site services.
- Respond quickly to breakdowns, diagnosing and repairing electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic faults.
- Apply a systematic approach to fault finding to minimise production downtime.
- Monitor equipment performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Support machinery installations, upgrades, testing and commissioning activities.
- Work closely with Operations and other departments on engineering projects.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation.
- Ensure all work is completed in line with health, safety, environmental and food safety requirements.
- Follow safe systems of work and lockout procedures where required.
- Provide technical support across the wider production environment.
What you'll need to succeed
- Time-served apprenticeship with NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Maintenance or a related discipline.
- Strong electrical maintenance skills, sound mechanical knowledge and experience in a manufacturing, production or industrial environment.
- Proven experience in planned preventative (PPM) and reactive maintenance, including fault-finding across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
- Experience maintaining production machinery and plant equipment, with knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, PLC-controlled equipment, motor inverters and industrial control systems.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively during breakdowns.
- Good communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work independently and a commitment to health, safety and housekeeping standards.
Desirable (but not essential)
- 17th or 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
- Additional electrical or mechanical qualifications.
- Experience in food manufacturing or processing.
- Experience with machinery installation and commissioning, continuous improvement or lean manufacturing.
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Multiskilled Maintenance Technician in Strabane employer: Vickerstock
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