Maintenance Engineer

The Maintenance Engineer vacancy is working with a market leading manufacturing firm based in the Knottingley area of Wakefield. The position offers excellent opportunities for both training and career development. (WF11 Area).

What's in it for your as a Maintenance Engineer:

• Hours of work 48 hours per week - Mon - Fri (Morning, Afternoons and Nights) - 1 in every 3 week rotation a Saturday Morning is usually required
• Salary circa - £53,000
• KPI Driven Annual Bonus
• OT at 1.5 and 2x
• Annual Service bonus
• Excellent pension company contribution, overtime at a premium, plus employee benefits package including cycle to work scheme and potential share options
• Training and career development opportunities
• 30 days holiday (Increasing by 1 each year upto finishing at 36 days holiday) Inclusive of Bank Holidays

Main Duties & Responsibilities of Maintenance Engineer include:

• Providing plant-wide maintenance service, departmental support and repairs ensuring that all production targets are maintained - maintaining factory manufacturing machinery
• Monitor & supply Engineering support of machine set-up & changeovers to ensure that the product conforms to any quality assurance standards and ensuring changeovers are as efficient as possible.

Experience and Qualifications Required for Maintenance Engineer:

• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship & Qualification or equivalent, e.g. NVQ, City and Guilds, ONC, BTEC or above - Mechanical or Electrical
• High degree of Health & Safety awareness.
• Ability to fault find, repair and provide solutions to problems.
• Maintenance Engineer experience or qualifications of a Maintenance Engineer

The position may suit a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Electrical maintenance engineer, maintenance fitter, maintenance electrician, multi-skilled engineer etc