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Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Eggborough
5 days ago
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Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Dual-skilled, electrical qualifications required, skill bias can be mechanical or electrical.

Eggborough, Goole, North Yorkshire

£51.1k starting pay, increasing to £53k at 6 months, £55.5k available from 12 months or on completion of all training. Annual bonus up to 7.5% of salary. Overtime paid at x 1.5 and x 2 of full pay, including shift allowance.

Panama shift pattern (5 shifts one week, 2 the next, rotating, days and nights)

How do you feel about working in a great environment, enjoying consistent improvement and investment, with a brilliant, supportive team, and a fantastic attitude to individual training and skill development? What about a factory with a very clean environment where none of the equipment is more than 8 years old and boasts equipment to an excellent standard?

The business produces products that surround us all every day. On the site, there is a chemical processing plant and an automated production floor, great for keeping curious engineers challenged and interested. Processes include chemical processing, mixing and spraying, industrial ovens, machining, and an array of material handling, such as conveyors and vacuum stacking robotics.

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a background in manufacturing environments. The role requires an engineer with a dual skill set, including electrical qualifications. We are happy to consider engineers with either an electrical or mechanical skill bias.

You will be working to support the ongoing proactive and reactive maintenance of the company's plant machinery utilising a digital CMMS, and through the application of modern maintenance practices, including root cause analysis. The role offers a good mix of planned and reactive work while also allowing for contribution to site improvements and installation activities.

You will be working in a supportive team with fantastic leadership, working both collaboratively and independently.

Safety is at the forefront of everything at the site, you would be expected to support the application of safe working practices and systems.

What you will need:

  • Formal qualifications in electrical engineering or electrical maintenance (NVQ3, HNC, HND, or similar.

  • Proven industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience

  • Basic fault finding in PLC’s & HMI’s

  • A mechanical skill set including experience in pumps, bearing replacement, diagnosing problems in pneumatic and hydraulic systems, gained from a multi-skilled environment

  • Working knowledge of root cause analysis and examples of identifying solutions to equipment issues to improve reliability.

    What we are offering:

  • A competitive salary with additional earning opportunities through bonuses and overtime. Overtime is paid at premium rates on both basic pay and shift pay.

  • A great work life balance, you have 5 days off every other week.

  • A great attitude to ongoing skill development and training.

    A range of benefits which include Company pension, Cycle to work scheme, Employee discount, Health & wellbeing programme, On-site parking, company sick pay scheme, Store discount

    For more information, click apply now to submit your CV for an informal initial conversation

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