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Mechanical Engineer - Timber Manufacturing

salary Salary :

£35,000 monthly

Job Description - Mechanical Engineer - Timber Manufacturing

Mechanical Engineer
Location:  Wrexham
Salary: From £35,000 per year
Employment Type: Permanent, Full -time

Job Overview
We are seeking a skilled Mechanical Engineer to join our dedicated maintenance team. This hands -on role requires strong technical expertise to maintain, repair, and improve our manufacturing machinery and equipment efficiently, ensuring minimal downtime.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform planned and reactive maintenance across the production site.

  • Respond promptly to machinery breakdowns and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical faults.

  • Install and commission plant machinery.

  • Maintain and repair gearboxes, motors, conveyors, and systems involving hydraulics and pneumatics.

  • Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations while promoting safe working practices.

Candidate Requirements

  • Relevant engineering qualifications in mechanical maintenance or similar.

  • Practical knowledge of electrical and mechanical fault finding.

  • Experience with gearboxes, motors, hydraulics, pneumatics, and conveyors is highly desirable.

  • Strong commitment to health and safety standards.

  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

  • Willingness to work overtime and weekends as needed.

  • Driving license required.

  • Experience with mobile plant machinery is advantageous but not essential.

What We Offer

  • Permanent full -time position within a well -established, growing company.

  • Opportunities for training and career development.

  • Company -provided workwear.

  • Standard working hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, with alternate Saturdays paid at overtime rates.

  • Competitive salary, negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

  • Company pension scheme.



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About J&B Hopkins Since 1978, Hopkins has been a business built on family values that has grown from strength to strength. Currently, we have over 200 people working across the business. Some of whom have been with us since the beginning! Our ethos is to promote from within our own team whenever we...

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