Mechanically Biased Maintenance Technician
Time-served Mechanical Technician or equivalent experience.
Mechanical maintenance experience gained within a mid – heavy manufacturing, engineering, or similar industrial environment.
Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
Experience maintaining a range of industrial plant and equipment.
Qualifications Required
- HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Maintenance.
- NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, Engineering Maintenance, or Mechanical Fitting.
- City and Guilds in Mechanical Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, Engineering Maintenance, or Mechanical Fitting.
Role Duties
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, those below
Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM), fault diagnosis, and reactive breakdown repairs on a wide range of mechanical plant and equipment.
Troubleshoot and repair complex mechanical systems, including hydraulics, pneumatics, rotating equipment, and associated mechanical drive systems.
Ensure maximum equipment uptime across critical manufacturing systems, including: Investment casting machinery and ceramic mould making systems; Heat treatment furnaces; Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) furnaces; Induction Skull Melting (ISM) furnaces; Air Melt Induction Furnaces.
Support the installation, commissioning, alignment, and modification of new and existing mechanical equipment.
Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective and preventative mechanical engineering actions.
- Collaborate closely with production, engineering, and quality teams to support operational targets.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date maintenance records within the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
- Ensure strict compliance with health and safety legislation and site-specific EHS standards.
- Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including reliability improvements, downtime reduction, energy efficiency, and equipment upgrades.
- Carry out installation, site improvement, and upgrade work across the site.
- Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical systems including pumps, gearboxes, bearings, conveyors, pipework, and associated mechanical assemblies.
Company Culture
- We encourage feedback and idea sharing…
- We embrace diversity and inclusion in the workplace…
- We demonstrate long-term commitment to our employees…
Employee Benefits
- Bonus Scheme (paid monthly)
- Company Pension
- Free Car Parking
- Joining & Loyalty Bonus
- 30 day annual leave (inc Bank Holidays)
- Westfield Health Scheme
- Refer a Friend Scheme
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