Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Wakefield Permanent £43,000 - £45,000 per year View Job Description
New opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer to join a busy engineering team in Wakefield, responsible for maintaining and improving automated production equipment through planned maintenance, fault finding, and breakdown repair activities.
  • Permanent opportunity available for an Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
  • Join a global distribution business in Wakefield

About Our Client

Our client is a leading UK organisation with a highly automated operation, offering engineers the opportunity to work with advanced equipment, develop their skills, and build a long-term career within a growing business.

Job Description

Duties will involve however not be limited to;

  • Maintenance of volume picking machinery through scheduled maintenance
  • Record keeping of maintenance work and support managing the activities of outside contractors whilst on site.
  • Immediate response to any breakdowns with the production equipment in accordance with the production hours
  • Assisting in the delivery of Supply Chain technical projects

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will;

  • Recognised Level 3 engineering, electrical, or mechanical qualification.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & Outlook).
  • Experience fault finding within a an electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems.
  • Desirable qualifications: IOSH or NEBOSH
  • Desirable knowledge: AS-i/PROFIBUS/PROFINET

What's on Offer

Please note, this is a shift based role.

Week 1 - Day shift 5:45am - 2pm

Week 2 - Night shift 9:45pm - 6am, and Sundays 6:30am to 1:30pm

Week 3 - Back shift 1:45pm to 10pm

  • Salary including shift allowance is £45k
  • 22 days (pro rata) paid annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with length of service
  • Medicash- a health cash program to assist with day-to-day healthcare costs, such as eyecare or prescriptions
  • iTrent Financial Wellbeing - a financial wellbeing application which allows for flexible control of your finances
  • Access to High Street discounts
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Contributory Pension Scheme
  • Accredited Training Programmes available (Education paid for by the company via the Apprenticeship Scheme)
Contact
Yasmin Clough
Quote job ref
JN-082026-7088832
Phone number
+441132437714

Job summary

Job function
Engineering & Manufacturing
Subsector
Maintenance, Reliability
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Where
Wakefield
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Yasmin Clough
Consultant phone
+441132437714
Job reference
JN-082026-7088832