Mechanical Shift Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

£50,000 per Annum

Continental Shift Pattern

Bristol

Overview

This is an amazing opportunity to join a widely successful and growing business with multiple UK and overseas sites, where they focus on the manufacturing of high-quality products used by some of the worlds largest brands.

The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer role plays a vital part in the day-to-day operations of the business across the board, therefore this company focusses maintaining an excellent environment for their dynamic engineering team.

As a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, what you'll be doing:

• Identifying failure modes of plant equipment and returning the equipment to operation safely and in a reasonable timescale.
• Diagnosing and repairing equipment breakdowns.
• To liaise with engineering day teams to identify and resolve long-term engineering issues.
• Locating spare parts using the maintenance management system. Collecting and returning spares to stores.
• Identifying failure modes of electrical equipment and making recommendations to prevent further failures.
• Obtaining maintenance schedules from the maintenance management system and feeding back work carried out. Work arising to be recorded using notifications

What we'll need from you:

• Experience working as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer within manufacturing
• Constant drive, enthusiasm, and self-motivation with ability to motivate others.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Accurate and timely reporting skills.
• 3-4 years' experience of working within a similar environment.
• Working knowledge of good engineering practices
• NVQ level 3 in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent City & Guilds or HNC) or equivalent.

What you'll get in return:

• A salary of £50,000
• Generous time off, working just 130 shifts per year
• Generous pension & sickness cover
• Excellent training and development opportunities