Maintenance and Facilities Engineer

The company

A well-established Automotive Manufacturing business based in the heart of the Coventry Manufacturing Industry, who have undergone significant investment in the last 18 months, investing heavily in a new premises and state of the art equipment. This company has seen exponential growth in the last 18 months and are now aiming at further expansion within their customer base. This Automotive business specialises in the manufacture of specialist components for a wealth of prestigious OEM brands and are now seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join them at an exciting time in their journey.

The role

Reporting into the Maintenance Manager, a Maintenance & Facilities Engineer is now required to join the business to take overall responsibility for the planning and execution of preventative and reactive maintenance across their 2 sites.

You will take responsibility for:

• Implementation and execution of preventative and reactive maintenance schedules
• To priorities and plan repairs in line with the customer and business demands and needs, and taking responsibility of timely ordering and delivery of critical equipment and spares
• Supervising and mentoring small teams of skilled maintenance engineers ensuring lean practices are in place and business objectives are being achieved
• Working closely with senior management to prepare and report KPIs on the performance and effectiveness of the maintenance team, thus overseeing external contractors ensuring risks assessments and method statements are available
• Driving health and safety initiatives ensuring continuous improvement and compliance across the sites.

What you need

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

• The candidate MUST have technical knowledge and experience in the maintenance of mechanical and/or electrical equipment, with working in the Automotive manufacturing sector an advantage
• Ideally experienced in having direct responsibility for a small team
• The ability to make critical decisions whilst working under pressure and work to meet deadlines with excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills

Other DESIRABLE skills include:

• Previous experience of the Automotive BIW/Sheet Metal industry
• Experience of maintaining/working with Presses, Laser and CNC machines would be highly advantageous

What is on offer

With so much uncertainty across the industry, this is a chance to join a company which has thrived since the onset of the pandemic. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business who are at the forefront of automation technology allowing you a wide range of responsibility in a varied role.

further benefits such as progression opportunities as the business continues to evolve and fantastic working hours on Monday- Thursday (7:30-15:30) with an early finish on Friday, with a competitive salary of £34,000 - £37,000.

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 sector.

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