Maintenance Engineer

The company is a leading food manufacturer based near Stafford. Due to expansion, and growing sales, they are seeking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer for their busy operations.

The role will suit a maintenance engineer who is multi skilled and has experience of working within production and manufacturing environments seeking a new challenge within a supportive, friendly company.

Hours of work – 4 on, 4 off (12 hour shifts) – Days 

 
Main duties and responsibilities

• Maintenance, repair and service of site machinery 
  
  
• Carry out preventative maintenance checks to ensure avoidance of site machinery and systems breakdowns
  
  
• Ordering spares, parts, tools, supplies and consumables when required
  
  
• Suggesting upgrades when old equipment costs too much to keep
  
  
• Making sure all work follows health and safety rules
  
  
• Ensuring all maintenance logs are kept up to date and record all completed jobs/service on machinery
  
  

 
 Skills and experience required

• Maintenance engineer who holds experience within production and manufacturing environments
  
  
• Hold both mechanical and electrical aptitude
  
  
• Hold an 18th edition electrical qualification
  
  
• Mechanical knowledge of conveyors, bearings, chain drives, sprockets etc
  
  
• Electrical fault finding knowledge 
  
  
• Able to work effectively in part of a team
  
   
  
  

What's on Offer? 

• Starting salary of £40,000 - £50,000 per annum 
  
  
• Salary reviewed and negotiated upwards once fully trained on the site's specialist machinery 
  
  
• Weekly pay every Friday 
  
  
• Flexible shift start times
  
  
• Training opportunity and long term career development
  
  

The role is based near Stafford so is commutable from Penkridge, Cannock, Gnosall, Eccleshall.

If you are looking for your next engineering challenge with a well-established business that values its employees and offers genuine progression, we would love to hear from you. 

This role is being advertised on behalf of Pertemps who operate as a recruitment agency.