Maintenance Engineer

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer

Location: Basingstoke / Thatcham / Reading / Oxford

Shifts Pattern: 4 on 4 off, days and nights

Salary: Circa £50,000 - £52,000

Benefits Include: Overtime Available + 15% Pension + 33 days holiday + Share Scheme

An industry leading aggregates manufacturing company, is searching for an experienced qualified maintenance engineer to join their team on a full time, permanent basis.

Abit about the team..

Our senior team comes from a variety of backgrounds and industries, bringing together the best tools and techniques to enhance and effectiveness. Leveraging innovations from sectors we have started implementing smart intelligent computer systems that track and trace products. These advanced systems also help improve productivity by alerting operators when action is needed, ensuring we deliver products to customers more quickly and reliably.

Role responsibilities:

• The role involves planned and preventative maintenance on automated production equipment, including testing and troubleshooting industrial communication systems, control and detection devices, prime movers, inverter drives, sensing devices, hydraulic/pneumatic valves, drive motors, proximity switches, laser detectors, pressure sensors, and PLC/SCADA software modifications.
• Responsibilities include monitoring, modifying, and managing plant equipment and facilities to ensure optimal operation.
• Performing routine preventative maintenance tasks to minimize equipment downtime.
• Responding promptly to equipment breakdowns and faults to restore operations.
• Assisting with the installation of new equipment during scheduled maintenance windows or plant shutdowns, and contributing to facility improvements and upgrades.

Essential Requirements:

• Experience working as a maintenance engineer on an automated manufacturing site.
• Time-served electrical apprenticeship or Level 3 NVQ and above qualified.
• Previous experience working with networked plant systems and PLC's, control software, SCADA.
• Proactive problem-solving and support capability aligned with business needs.
• Your attention to detail and ability to follow compliance policies will ensure high standards across all aspects of the role.
• Carry out shut down preparatory work and implement continuous improvement on shift.
• Possess a sound knowledge of working with, and the testing of, industrial communication systems and protocols, system control and detection devices, prime movers.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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