Maintenance Engineer
| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Leeds |
| Area | Yorkshire, England |
| Sector | Food Engineering |
| Salary | £46,000 |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Victoria Matthews |
| Telephone | 01302260358 |
| Job Ref | FESS16092401 |
- Description
- Our client based in West Yorkshire is looking for an experienced multiskilled engineer to join their team in a newly created role. The role is likely to progress, and it is essential that you have the desire to make the role your own and be integral to the company's success.
In addition to the desired skill set below, it is essential as part of this role that you must have demonstrable and proven experience working on end-of-line machinery, including vertical forming machines, vacuum sealers and heat sealing machines. This is a prerequisite for this role!!
Key aspects of the role:
- To diagnose faults and to test, repair and maintain
- To observe, recognise and report on machinery or component defects or symptoms of impending failure.
- To service, adjust, and repair machinery and equipment using the necessary tools in a safe and proper manner.
- To examine machinery and equipment and report on condition, performance and plan of action for improvements.
- Carry out planned and preventative maintenance according to agreed schedules.
- To interpret and implement technical service instruction data relating to machinery and equipment.
- Take on any training provided by the company to further enhance the skills.
- To assess records and associated costs for repairs
- To order appropriate replacement parts as required.
- To liaise with manufacturers of specialist machinery and equipment
- Support the Site roadmaps for Quality / H S / EMS / Engineering / Autonomous maintenance.
- Use and Support Reliability centred maintenance techniques.
- Support the department with internal/external audits.
Ideal candidate:
- Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship
- Educated to ONC/HNC or equivalent in either Mechanical or Electrical discipline
- Proven experience within a maintenance environment
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Effective planner and organiser
- Strong ability to make logical decisions that will resolve potential problems
- Positive with a ‘can do’ attitude
- Ability to prioritise own workload to achieve operational and personal targets
