Job Details
Job Ref :
Job Title :
Maintenance Engineer
Job Category :
Posted :
12/10/2019 3:11:07 PM
Company Name :
Forces Recruitment Services
Location :
Basildon, Essex, England
Benefits :
OT (£32,000 OTE) + benefits
Salary :
£32k - 34k per year + OT (£32,000 OTE) + benefits
Security :
Other
Description :
Our client is looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join a small team at a food packaging manufacturer. The role consists of a mix of electrical and mechanical preventative maintenance, monitoring and repair of production equipment and facility maintenance tasks as needed. An Electrical Engineering qualification and experience is essential as well as some mechanical experience.
Applications from suitably experienced ex-military personnel (British Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy or Royal Marines) are strongly encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities:
- Pre-planned maintenance on both mechanical and electrical systems
- Improve on operations and plant performance
- Minor facilities maintenance (as and when needed)
- Keep all departments informed on all aspects of maintenance issues
- Promote Health and Safety procedures within the team
Knowledge/Experience/Skills
Essential:
- Level 3 Electrical Engineering or C+G Electrical Engineering 2565 Level 3 or similar
- 16th Edition or higher
- 4 Year apprenticeship in Electrical maintenance or Engineering
- 5 years minimum post apprenticeship experience as an Electrical Technician or Multi skilled Technician, preferable in a medium sized manufacturing industry
- Mechanical maintenance experience
Desirable:
- Experience of Plant Uptime/Planned Maintenance systems.
Salary:
- £33,000 per annum minimum (that includes shift allowance)
- Occasional Saturday over-time available
Hours:
- Permanent: 40 hours per week
- Alternating 2-week shift pattern:
- Week 1 – Mon to Fri (6am – 2pm)
- Week 2 – Mon to Thurs (12pm – 10pm with Fri off)
Benefits:
- 23.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- Company contributory pension scheme (5%/3%)
- Death in service benefit ( x3 salary )
- Insurance based sick pay scheme
This job is no longer available for new applications.