Maintenance Engineer

Boughton
2 weeks ago
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Maintenance engineer (electrical bias), £53750, Kirton, 4 on 4 off Days and Nights
Package & benefits – 10% company pension, fantastic share saver scheme, generous holiday allowance, career progression opportunities, extra qualifications.
About the client
ATA are supporting a multisite manufacturing group at their well-established site in the Nottinghamshire region. The group who has a 35% foothold within their market are a giant within the industry and have been going form strength to strength since their inception in the 60s, now turning over north of £300 million. The company employ over 2000 staff across the country and boast a portfolio of manufactured goods second to none. These goods are some of UKs most recognisable brands of which have become a staple part of the British construction market. This site is an extremely important cog in the company wheel & produces just shy of 100 million units every year, making it one of the most profitable sites within the group. They’re now looking for a maintenance engineer of electrical bias to join their team.
About the role
This is a real engineering business meaning the role is very hands on. It will involve maintenance

  • PPM & Reactive maintenance on automated plant machinery.
  • Fault finding and fault rectification.
  • Installation and project work
    Although being heavy industrial, this is also a very automated environment which will require you to complete maintenance on equipment including conveyors, robotics, packaging lines, palletisers, mixing equipment, kilns plus specialist equipment.
    About you
    To be considered for this maintenance engineer position you should be/have the following:
  • Experience working as a maintenance engineer within a factory environment.
  • Experience with electrical maintenance, ability to swap out electrical components.
  • Experience with maintenance in control panels
  • Electrical fault-finding to conclusion.
  • Recognised NVQ engineering qualification (Or equivalent)
    The benefits
    Joining our client, you will be joining a reputable business who offer fantastic training and benefits including a pension matched up to 10%. You will be joining a company that has seen an impressive increase in their profit over the last 5 years which has allowed them to acquire some of their competition, build new sites and invest within training and development of their staff.
    If you think you are the right maintenance engineer for this market leader, please press apply, call Ashton, or email your CV
    ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis – for more opportunities like this one, visit our website.
    ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation

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