Maintenance Engineer

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2 months ago
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Role: Maintenance Engineer

Location: Cheltenham

Salary: £40,000

Shift: 6am – 2pm (6am – 12.30pm on Friday)

Benefits: flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking.

This market leading engineering company are recruiting for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join their site in Cheltenham. The company manufacture and supply a range of specialist products to various industries across the globe.

Responsibilities:

Electrical & Mechanical repair & preventative maintenance of all machinery, electrical equipment & factory services to a high standard in accordance with manufacturers specifications.
 Mechanical and/or Electrical/electronic fault finding and repair on all production equipment including CNC & PLC controlled machinery.
 Support the Maintenance Team Leader/Sub Section Leader with planning & implementing preventative maintenance schedules & TPM activities.
 Improve the reliability of machinery & equipment.
 Assist with the Management of Contractors.
 Fully support the Maintenance Management team, delivery of the departmental strategy and associated Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
 Ensure CMMS data is kept up to date.
 Boiler Operation and Energy Centre Maintenance.
 Understand and comply with Company Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) practices, identify areas for improvement and support related initiatives
 Understand and comply with the Company Core Values
 Engage, suggest and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and projects, as required
 Flexible to complete other duties when required
Requirements:

Proven experience in Maintenance Engineering
 Multiskilled, Mechanical or Electrical Apprenticeship qualified to ONC or equivalent NVQ.
 Experience of PLC’s, CNC, Hydraulics, Pneumatics & Industrial Control.F
 Effective fault-finding skills.
 Experience of working in a production environment
Understanding of operating and applying safe environment, health and safety (EHS) practices
For further details, please contact Nick Sollis – (phone number removed) or email your cv (url removed)

Omega Resource Group are an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors.

We are always seeking Engineering Staff, Senior Managers, Skilled and Semi-Skilled Machinists, Mechanical Fitters, Electrical Fitters, Quality Engineers, Materials Science Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Test Technicians, Technical Authors and Laboratory Technicians to name but a few.

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors

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