Mechanical Maintenance Technician

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?  



Permanent role

County Durham location

Starting salary £42K-£44K per annum – rises after 6-month probation to £45K

3 on 3 off, alternating days and nights, 3 sets of each – 7am/7pm start times

Choice to be paid weekly or monthly

24 days holiday (pro-rata) inclusive statutory

Health care plan

Life Insurance and Death in Service

Readily available overtime paid at enhanced rates time & ¼   THE BUSINESS

  

Our client is seeking to recruit a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Technician to work for our client in the County Durham area. The role centres on a continental shift pattern, 12 hour shifts days and nights, 3 on 3 off.

  

This role will involve delivering planned and reactive maintenance within a high-volume manufacturing facility. The role encompasses anything from delivering line-based maintenance, to facilities maintenance, to working in the tool room undertaking up keep and repairs.

  

To be considered for this role applicants have to have served an apprenticeship within a mechanical discipline.  

  

THE ROLE  



Delivering planned and reactive maintenance on automated production lines

Mechanical fault finding

Completing PPM’s and updating maintenance systems

Asset strip down maintenance and repair

Delivering maintenance within hydraulic systems, DC motors, gear boxes, vacuum pumps and ideally servo motors

Ensuring the completion of basic facilities maintenance to maintain the upkeep of the plant

Working to ensure maximum production up-time within a 24/7 production facility

Working as part of a maintenance team, each shift comprised of 1 Electrical, 1 Mechanical and 1 multi-skilled Technician   THE PERSON  



Time served within a Mechanical Discipline

Tool room knowledge - ability to deliver basic welding and manual machining to undertake running repairs and replace machine guards

Any knowledge of PLC’s, ABB Robotics, AC Inverters and Servo Motors would be a nice to have for the role

Hydraulic systems, DC motors, gear boxes, pumps

Electrical multi-skilling beneficial   TO APPLY



Please send your updated CV to Harry Mann or apply direct by calling Westray Recruitment Group