Maintenance Engineer

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Maintenance Engineer
Telford
£48,344 + overtime
4on/4off Days and nights (2days/2nights four off)

My Client have been manufacturing in the area for years and have a factory packed to the rafters full of automated machinery. The factory is split into two departments which include the process side and packaging side. Due to two retirements, they are looking to add two maintenance engineers to the team. There are progression routes to get to team leader/supervisor and Maintenance Manager. The current Engineering Manager has been with the company for six years and worked his way up. Some of the machines you will be working on include: pumps, valves, heat exchangers, mixers, conveyors, robots (ABB/Kawasaki), sealers, box machines, packaging machines and much more. Any experience on these would be advantageous. They will need at least level 2 in an electrical qualification but would look at either bias as a maintenance engineer.

Benefits for the maintenance engineer:

Overtime available on tap – can earn over £60,000 – overtime x1.5 and double time Saturday night and Sunday

Private healthcare for yourself and the family

Option to buy four days extra holiday

Death in service payment

training - both internal/external course

ladder progression plan into more senior roles

Above average pension – you put in 5% they put in 7%

Electric car scheme

Generous holiday for the maintenance engineer

Experience required for the maintenance engineer:

5 years + Exp. working as a multi-skilled maintenance engineer - would look at either bias

knowledge of pumps, pneumatics, conveyors, valves, packaging machines etc is advantageous

Level 2/3 in electrical qualification is a must

Ideally worked in a fast paced production environment

Attitude is key for this role, loads of development and progression opportunities for the maintenance engineer

Would look at maintenance engineers from any background including ex-forces

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