Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

The company

A global manufacturing business based in Birmingham supplying into the world's leading Aerospace and defence Industries. The company is now undergoing significant expansion across its flagship Birmingham site due to a huge influx of demand with key customers and on the back of this growth are seeking a Mechanical Biased Maintenance Engineer to join their maintenance team.

The role

A Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, reporting into the Maintenance Manager, to join the Maintenance Team at their Birmingham Facility.

You will take responsibility for:

• To carry out planned, predictive and preventative maintenance, fault find and repair on a range of heavy plant machinery ensuring machinery is maintained appropriate standard and minimise downtime
• Fault finding and installations on various heavy plant equipment.
• Attending Breakdowns and completing electrical and mechanical maintenance checks as and when required
• Complying to maintenance schedules, driving quality, and liaising with the wider team regarding downtime estimations, hand backs, solutions, etc.

What you need

It is ESSENTIAL for the successful candidate to have the following:

• Must be apprentice trained or NVQ Lvl 3 / HNC qualified in mechanical engineering or similar field.
• The ability to use and interpret technical engineering drawings
• Good knowledge and understanding of PLCs
• Must be computer literate, organised, self-motivated, have a good attention to detail and a strong communicator
• Must have good knowledge of EHS Health and Safety requirements in a maintenance/manufacturing environment
  

Other DESIRABLE skills include:

• Experience working within an industrial engineering environment is highly advantageous
• Knowledge or experience working with Allen Bradley would be desirable but not essential as training will be provided
• Experience of operating FLTs or Cranes would be ideal (training provided)
  
  

What is on offer

On offer is the chance to join one of the region's largest employers who have a long-standing history of internal promotion and development with high staff retention and a number of employee's being with the business for their whole working careers. Along with this is the opportunity to join a company who will heavily invest in employee wellness and training. You will also benefit from a highly competitive salary of £42,000- £52,000 (DOE) along with a host of benefits including wellness packages, enhanced pension and working 4-on 4-off shifts with overtime available.

How to apply?

For more information on this role please contact us at our Birmingham office on 0121 820 7020 or email me at . Alternatively, please use the link in this ad to apply now.

We will aim to respond back to all successful applications within 5 days. If you do not hear back from us within 5 days, your application has been unsuccessful, however we will keep your CV and details on file to consider you for more relevant opportunities in the future.

Pontem Recruitment is a leading specialist recruitment agency who aim to bridge the skills gap between candidates and employers within the Engineering, Manufacturing & Logistics sectors.

Pontem Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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