Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Telford
1 day ago
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Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £47,610 + Pension + Extensive Benefits

Shift Pattern:

Week 1 - Sunday 11.00pm to 6.00am, Monday to Thursday 10.00pm to 6.00am

Week 2 - Monday to Thursday 2.00pm to 10.00pm Friday 1.00pm to 8.00pm

Week 3 - Monday to Thursday 6.00am to 2.00pm Friday 6.00am to 1.00pm

Location: Telford

Reference: Jo7047/MP

The Company

My client is one of the world’s leading manufacturers within their sector who have been established over 35 years. Supplying their products into the varied industries the group has gone from strength to strength over the last decade to become centre of excellence within the industry they specialise in. Due to further expansion within the UK market; they need to recruit an additional Maintenance Engineer.

Key Skills

  • HNC or NVQ Level 4 in Engineering

  • Experience in FMCG

  • Understanding of PPM systems

    The Role

    The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of day-to-day engineering and maintenance activities ensuring work is carried out to the highest standards, working on several mechanical areas within a printer/label application machinery environment, working with equipment such as 6-axis robots, Injection moulding machinery, bearings, cylinders, robotics, and labellers. The ideal candidate will come from a manufacturing engineering background and should be able to work on their own initiative, be a time served engineer with a mechanical bias. On a day to day basis, you will be involved in general mechanical work such as milling turning, grinding, welding, pneumatics, hydraulics, gearboxes other manufacturing machinery, all within a structured PPM system. There is a huge amount of training on offer, so the successful candidate will be in line to broaden their skills considerably.

    If you are interested in this role, please send a copy of your current CV using the details provided, interviews will be held locally, and the company are looking to recruit this role as soon as possible.

    ETS Consulting Ltd – Recruitment specialists with specific areas of expertise in the Manufacturing, Technical, Engineering and Sales markets.

    ETS Consulting Limited act as an employment business and employment agency and are registered in England and Wales as ETS Consulting Limited, registered no (phone number removed). Registered office address 7 Stamford Square, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, United Kingdom, OL6 6QU.

    If one of our consultants contacts you in relation to this role, please be aware that as part of our registration process you will be required to provide ETS Consulting with proof of your identity along with proof of your eligibility to work in the United Kingdom

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