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Role – Maintenance Engineer

Salary – up to £55,000

Location – Swindon, Wiltshire

Shift Pattern – 3on3off Permanent Nights

Benefits – Good Pension Contribution, Excellent Training, Life Assurances and Employee Perks

The Company

A well established and reputable company who boasts some unique machinery and automation and is seen as a market leader within their industry. 

The business offers fantastic training opportunities for their Engineers, with OEMs regularly called to site for detailed training and has good relationships with local colleges where Engineers are sent for Mechanical, Electrical and Health & Safety Training. With significant growth and a healthy growing order book and turnover, they are looking to add to their Maintenance Team and therefore have an opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer.

The Maintenance Engineer will make an instant impact on a site and contribute to the growth of the business through hard work, commitment and dedication.

The Role

Working as part of a team of engineers, responsible for the planned and reactive maintenance and service of all the state-of-the-art kit on site, as well as continuous improvement tasks.
Working on Three Phase Motors, drives, working in panels with sensors, relays, contactors, invertors, fuses, power supplies, breakers, switches and Robotics
Also working on Gearboxes, Shafts, Belts, Vales, Pumps, Seals, Pneumatic and Hydraulic systems
Reading through electrical schematics, utilizing electrical test equipment such as multi-meters and fault finding on panels.
Swapping both electrical and mechanical components like for like with the odd strip and rebuild project,
Working with latest technology working with a CMMS utilising the tablet-based PPM and reactive work

The Person

A Recognised Engineering Qualification, NVQ Level 3 minimum or equivalent
Maintenance experience within an industrial environment including FMCG, Manufacturing, Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Aerospace and Warehousing environment.
Electrical or Mechanical Fault-Finding skills, looking at Root Cause Analysis
PLC or Controls experience would be advantageous but not mandatory.
Able to work well within a team and help support colleagues on shift

The Benefits

As a Maintenance Engineer, you should expect:

You will be joining a highly successful £multi-million company who can offer a massive amount of stability and security.
Opportunity for progression both technically and working your way up the man management if you want it.
Excellent Training programme, putting your interests at the heart of your progression
Fantastic salary and benefits package.
Overtime opportunities
Good Pension Contribution
Private health care which can cover family

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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