Maintenance Engineer - Distinct Consultancy Group Ltd : Job Details

Maintenance Engineer + Night Shift + Sunday - Thursday + £46,151k salary

Our manufacturing client based in Preston are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join them in a permanent capacity on the night shift.

The Maintenance Engineer will be accountable for the overall repair and maintenance of the equipment across departments.

Maintenance Engineer responsibilities:

• To be responsible for maintenance and repair of all equipment, plant and electrical supplies across the whole site in line with legislative requirements across the whole site.
• This role will include planned preventative maintenance, repairs to plant machinery and changeover of plant equipment.
• Colleagues, departmental managers and external contractors/ suppliers and line operatives
• To maintain the site electrical equipment to ensure it is always in good working condition
• Diagnosis of electrical and mechanical failure and undertake repairs if necessary.
• You will be required to order parts and support other departments if needed, this is a hands-on role.
• Have experience of project work including development and commissioning of new plant
• Covering the night shift the role will include planned preventative maintenance, repairs to plant machinery and changeover of plant equipment
• Ideally you will be a multi skilled engineer but must be time served in an engineering/ electrical discipline
• Some basic electrical skills would be an advantage as well as previous experience of testing instrumentation, fault finding, pumping systems process improvements
• Key skills with diagnostic analysis, trouble shooting and repairs to electrical control systems incorporating PLC, other micro-processor control and network of automated plant AC DC and servo drives reactive breakdowns
• Assist with the installation of new plant and equipment
• Ensure all equipment is safe to operate
• Monitor equipment on an ongoing basis
• To ensure that all health and safety standards are maintained and that you show due diligence at all times.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures e.g. health & safety, training & development, quality, disciplinary & grievance & sickness & absence
• To carry out appraisal/ development reviews of direct reports

Qualifications & Attributes:

• Good team player
• Experienced maintenance Engineer
• Self-motivated and able to work under pressure
• An innovator who challenges and questions
• Proven ability to communicate
• Strong leadership qualities
• Flexible attitude to work practices, able to challenge current status quo
• Driver - able to push own teams’ ability to achieve highest standard