Mechanical Maintenance Technician

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU? 



Permanent role

Durham location

Annual Salary - circa £49K- £52K DOE per annum inclusive of 3 shift premium

Working hours 7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm & 11am-7am (rotating)

37.5 hour week

Additional overtime paid at enhanced rates

25 days holiday plus statutory holidays, increasing to 27 days after one complete calendar year.

Sick Pay, dependent on length of service.

Employee Assistance Program. 

Life assurance, including death in service.

Employer contributory Pension. 

Income Protection.

Branded work wear and PPE.

Enhanced Family Friendly Policies   THE BUSINESS

  

Westray Recruitment Group is seeking to recruit a Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician (Mechanical Bias) to work within a high volume manufacturing facility on a permanent basis. This position currently operates a 3 shift system and in periods of peak production, the organisation may transition temporarily to a continental shift pattern.

  

Our client has an £8 billion global turnover, they are operational within 22 countries around the world and they employ over 33,000 staff. The business is at the forefront of new technologies and they invest heavily within their business.

  

This is an excellent opportunity for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician (Mechanical bias) to join the team based in County Durham.

  

THE ROLE  



Maintaining paint plant, coating and wash based facilities

Carryout fault finding activities and undertake timely repair of equipment in the following areas; Conveyor systems, fluid tanks, pumps, motors, bearings, electrical systems

Undertake planned preventative maintenance activities on automated production facilities. (PPM)

Fault diagnosis, servicing and repair of the pain and wash facilities across the site

Drive improvement activities and work with external suppliers to deliver projects on time

Able to prepare shift reports to highlight the shift problems and communicate this to the team in a shift handover   THE PERSON  



Has served a 4 year apprenticeship in Multi-skilled maintenance, preferably in an automated manufacturing environment.

Educated to HNC level or equivalent in a Multi-Skilled discipline (Mechanical Bias).

Has experience maintaining automated facilities, fault finding and implementing improvements.

Possess a good mechanical knowledge of pumps, motors, conveyor systems including pneumatics, hydraulics and electrical.

Has experience refurbishing pumps, motors and bearings

Possess a good knowledge of fabrication and welding techniques

Able to produce technical reports with good working knowledge of maintenance systems.   TO APPLY



Please send your updated CV to Tony Hutchinson or apply direct by calling Westray Recruitment Group