Maintenance Engineer / Lead Engineer

Newry Source: WhatJobs

£45,000–£55,000

Maintenance Engineer / Lead Engineer – S Down DAYS

We are working with a successful FMCG manufacturer in Co Down which is investing in the business and looking to further grow and develop. The company has a strong track record of looking after its employees and providing opportunity for development. Due to continued success they are now looking for an experienced Multi-skilled/Maintenance Engineer (electrical bias) .

The Role:

This role will appeal to experienced multi-skilled Maintenance Engineers in the South Down area, who are looking for the next step into a managerial role, whilst still being hands‑on. This is a DAYS role. 40% office/ 60% floor

Specific duties will include:

Maintenance and repair of production plant and machinery to ensure optimum performance and minimum downtime
Oversee mechanical and electrical fault diagnosis
Drive the planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programme
Ensure machinery efficiency and prioritisation of work is agreed with manufacturing team

The Person:

Ideal candidates will have the following:

A minimum of 10 years recent and relevant experience within a similar role in a production or manufacturing environment - fitting, repairing and installation.
HNC/HND (or equivalent in an Engineering Discipline (preferably Electrical )) OR
NVQ Level 3 - Must have served a recognised apprenticeship within a manufacturing industry, ideally mechanical and electrical
Strong technical skills; Confident in reading and understanding engineering drawings to include hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams
Experience in carrying out fault finding Logical and well organised approach to problem solving
Meticulous attention to detail.
Ideally coming from the food manufacturing/food processing sector
Flexibility required outside core work hours.
Competent knowledge of MS packages.