Maintenance Engineer

Our client is based in Hastings and due to their continual growth, we are delighted to be recruiting for a maintenance engineer to join their team.

Main Duties:

• Carry out general maintenance of plant, equipment and fabrication of building as required.
• To carry out planned maintenance as directed by Engineering manager.
• To efficiently deal with reactive maintenance of machinery and equipment, to ensure the minimum disruption to production.
• To liaise with the Engineering manager and Health and Safety Coordinator about health and safety of equipment and in the use of chemicals within the workplace.
• To complete accurate and appropriate records for maintenance carried out ensuring the standards as set out in the Company Policy & Procedures Manual are maintained.
• To contribute to the development of activity, policies and procedures that will reduce energy costs across the site.
• To comply with current Health and Safety, Food safety and hygiene legislation.
• Carry out duties as the management may from time to time reasonably require.

Qualifications/Skills and Knowledge:

• Recognised electrical and/or mechanical engineering award. Mechanical preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Range of skills in electrical controls, pneumatics, hydraulics, welding and turning etc. (Advantageous).
• Ability to plan and organise resource.
• Effective problem solver.
• Ability to use initiative.
• Effective communication.
• Able to work effectively in a team and alone.

Company Benefits:

• Free Hot Drinks.
• Free Parking Onsite.
• 25 Days Holidays Plus Bank Holiday.
• Company Pension 3% Employee, 5% Employer.
• UK Healthcare Scheme, Including Gym, and Lifestyle Discounts.

Working Hours:

• Full time - 40 hours a week.
• 8:30am -4:30pm for the first month then changing to 2pm - 10:30pm.

We will try to respond to reply to all applications. If, however you have not heard from us within 7 days you have been unsuccessful with this particular role. You are very welcome to apply to future advertisements advertised by CDH Recruitment Limited