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Maintenance Engineer

Job Description - Maintenance Engineer

Are you an experienced Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer who has worked on food processing machinery, looking for your next permanent position?

Is Blackburn an area you can easily commute to work?

Would a salary of £48000 be OK for you plus overtime?

Are you happy working either a 4 on 4 off days and nights (with no Sat nights) OR a permanent 18.00 - 06.00 shift?

Happy doing PPM's and reactive maintenance?

If you have answered "yes" to the above questions then this may be the right role for you. Please apply and suitable candidates will be called and given additional information on the company and the position.

Duties will include;
* Work as part of a small team of multi-disciplined engineers
* Undertake PPM's on equipment
* Action repairs and ensure all measures taken are recorded so recurrent faults can be recognised
* Liaise with the Engineering Manager and Senior Engineer to ensure the supply of appropriate parts
* Minimise the amount of downtime suffered by the site following machine breakdowns
* Continually develop your skills and knowledge
* Comply with all health, safety and environmental policies and procedures

Skills required
* Strong Electrical and Mechanical knowledge and ability on Food processing machinery
* Process control knowledge.
* Competent in building electrical control systems from switchgear through to software implementation.
* Engineering apprenticeship and associated qualifications such as BTEC ONC, HNC, HND in Electrical Engineering is essential
* Have a proven track record in an Engineering and fault-finding role gained from within a FMCG environment.
* Have a good understanding of HACCP, COSHH and GMP principles
* Drive Root Cause Analysis and strive to prevent re-occurrence with counter measures.
* PLC fault finding.
* CMMS experience and knowledge.
* Ability to deploy and execute the preventative maintenance strategy for the site.

Position - Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer
Salary - £48000
Shift - 4 on 4 off days and nights OR 18.00 - 06.00 (looking for either)
Location - Blackburn
Pension - Auto Enrolment

Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with 40 years of experience of delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries.

Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care, we review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities.
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