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A great opportunity for an electrical bias maintenance engineer to join a fantastic family ran food company in the heart of Stoke. My client has produced their product since the 19th century and remails a leader in their field.  

My client is looking for a maintenance engineer to join their team on a rotating mornings and days shift rota. If you are looking for a days based role, close to home and be part of a great engineering team, this role may be for you. 

Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

• £41,000. 
• Premium OT. 
• 28 days holiday. 
• Nest pension. 
• On site parking. 
• Free company products. 

Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

• Mornings (06:30 – 15:30). 
• Days (08:30 – 17:30). 
• Planned and preventive maintenance. 
• Attending breakdowns. 
• Keep downtime to a minimum. 
• Keeping maintenance logs. 
• Continuous improvement activities. 
• Project work. 

As a Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

• Completed an engineering apprenticeship. 
• Electrical qualifications. 
• Previous FMCG / Food experience (Advantageous).
• 2+ years post apprenticeship experience. 

Please apply find out more about this role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Stoke, Stafford, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stone, Cheadle, Market Drayton, and surrounding areas. 

We are currently assisting a leading organisation in their search for X2 Maintenance Electricians – Electrically Biased holding a 70/30 Split

This is an opportunity to join an already established maintenance team, and to join a company who have been established for 50+ Years. A company who drives training and development on site and pride themselves on a good working environment. 

Benefits for the Maintenance Electrician

• Offering a salary of £43,470 
• 30days holiday entitlement
• Company pension
• Healthcare  
• Plenty of overtime opportunities 
• Ful training provided. 

Shift requirements: 3 Shift Rota – Mornings / Afternoons / Nights. 

These Maintenance Electrician roles are Commutable from the following locations: Bolton / Rochdale / Radcliffe / Middleton 

Ideally the right Maintenance Electrician will hold the following experience: 

• Proven Experience with Control Systems and Drives. 
• Fault finding abilities with Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC’s 
• Ideally, we are looking for a multi-skilled engineer who holds and 70/30 Split – Electrically Biased 
• Mechanical experience required: Fabrication / Welding and Bench Fitting 
• Previous experience within FMCG / Textiles would be at an advantage. 
• Additional Skills: Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Conveyor systems, Lenze Drives. 
• Must be Apprentice trained, Holding a formal qualification in Electrical Engineering. 
   

I have a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a well-known company based near Wolverhampton. As an engineer you will support the engineering team leader to carry out effective maintenance across the site.  

My client is looking for a maintenance engineer to join their team on a continental shift pattern. The right person will be a multi-skilled engineer with no preference as training will be provided. As well as a good salary and benefits package my client offers career development opportunities for those who seek it. 

Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

• Salary £51,161 
• Premium rate overtime. (x1.5 and x2). 
• Pension Scheme. 
• Generous holiday entitlement. 
• Clear progression routes. 
• 24/7 Employee Assistance. 
• Company activities and events. 
• Free Parking. 
• Subsidized Café 
• Fantastic Facilities. 

Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

• Continental shift pattern 2 days 2 nights. 
• Planned and Reactive maintenance. 
• Ensure smooth running of the plant and machinery. 
• Manage and supervise sub-contractors on site. 
• Identify and procure critical plant spares. 
• Monitor electrical and mechanical systems performance. 

As a Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

• Apprentice trained. 
• 18th edition (Advantageous). 
• FMCG experience. 
• Strong fault-finding capabilities. 
• Health & Safety / Food Safety.  
• Be knowledgeable in using quality assurance systems and standards. 
• PLC knowledge (advantageous) 
• CMMS Knowledge. 
• Be able to work as part of a team. 

Please apply find out more about this role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Dudley, Telford, Walsall, Bilston, Featherstone, Cannock, and surrounding areas. 

Senior Instrumentation Technician - Join Our Longstanding Business that has been rooted in the region for many generations… 

About Us: 

We are a well established and highly regarded engineering business with a track record of providing top quality products into a stable industry sector. With a low staff turnover, we offer a stable and supportive work environment for our employees and we don’t work shifts! 

Benefits Available for a Senior Instrumentation Technician: 

As a valued member of our team, you will enjoy the following salary and benefits:

• Competitive Salary: £45,000
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
• Company Funded Pension
• Company Funded Life Assurance 
• Fully Funded Sick Pay 
• Healthcare
• Onsite Parking 
• Day Working (Monday – Friday)
• Opportunities for Career Advancement within a Stable Organisation

Duties of a Senior Instrumentation Technician:

• Working days, as a Senior Instrumentation Technician you will be required to undertake instrumentation projects from concept through to final commissioning. Working with a wide range of pressure, temperature, flow metering instruments and safety systems throughout our plant. 
• Alongside your instrumentation technician skills you will also be required to work with CAD in creating and modifying P&ID drawings.

Requirements of a Senior Instrumentation Technician:

• You must have gained your instrumentation technician experience within a process oriented environment, be apprentice trained and qualified ideally to an HND standard.

This is a great opportunity to move your career into an organisation that will offer you will not only an incredible benefits package, but also be secure in the knowledge that you will be in a stable working environment and classified as a Key Worker. 

The Senior Instrumentation Technician role is commutable from Birmingham, Dudley, Halesowen, Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Wednesbury & West Bromwich.

Probe Technical are looking to recruit a full time and permanent Machine Shop Foreman to join a recognised world leader in their Manufacturing facility. We are looking for a dynamic person who has good engineering background to work in a friendly environment as part of a small team, excellent working conditions and stable permanent employment.

The package details for the role of Machine Shop Foreman includes:

• Salary £30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience 
• 8 Hour days Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm.
• Company pension
• 22 + 8 days Holiday
• Potential for overtime 
• Discretionary company bonus 

The successful applicant for the Machine Shop Foreman role must be able to read Engineering Drawings, work to precision tolerances, this position is a very hands-on role. Some duties include: 

• Appropriate experience/qualifications
• Machining CNC milling/lather experience on medium large components is required ideally using XYZ machine tools, although training can be offered. Other CNC interfaces will be considered. 
• Organising workflow and ensuring work is completed promptly
• Helping manage daily operations, and making important decisions such as managing resources, workflows, and quality control to ensure that products are manufactured to the highest standards.
• Experience of fabrication/fitting would be an advantage.

The role of Machine Shop Foreman is commutable from Lichfield, Tamworth, Burton on Trent and Cannock surrounding areas. 

This is an exceptional opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a leading Manufacturing organisation based in the Greater Manchester Area, 

Are you looking to join an organisation that pride themselves on Growth and development. A company that can offer an exciting new challenge. An opportunity to join a leading organisation who are known world-wide. If so then this might be role for you!! 

The Maintenance Engineer’s position is commutable from the following locations: Hyde / Manchester / Ashton-under-Lyne / Salford / Stretford / Denton 

The Maintenance Engineer will be required to work the following shift: 

• Days: Sunday 8am till 16:30 / Monday 6am till 6:30pm / Tuesday 6am till 6:30pm / Thursday 8am till 6:30pm 
• Off Days: Wednesday / Friday / Saturday. 

Benefits the Maintenance engineer will receive: 

• Salary: £40,380 - £44,130  
• Sick-Pay, 
• Pension, 
• Private medical / Dental Options 
• Cycle to work scheme. 
• Cash back from Various Retailers 
• Life Assurance. 
• Childcare vouchers, 
• Generous holiday, 
• Gift Vouchers and More

Duties and requirements the Maintenance engineer will hold and be responsible for: 

• Previous experience within a Heavy Manufacturing Environment 
• Proven experience within a Similar Role, Conducting Mechanical repairs 
• Experience with Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Gearboxes, Conveyor systems, Granulators, Lifting equipment.  
• Welding and Fabrication abilities
• Carry out essential maintenance on all aspects of the production lines.
• Work through a programme of PPM and helping develop the agility maintenance system.
• Improve factory OEE through development and innovation of the production facility.
• Order and Collect Spare Mechanical materials.
• Maintain and monitor the machines and Equipment. 
• Ensure that all plant and machinery s kept in good working condition. 

Qualification the Maintenance Engineer will hold: 

• Apprenticeship Trained 
• BTEC ONC & BTEC HNC Mechanical engineering