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About Us:

We are a well established manufacturing company known for delivering high quality products into a stable industry sector. With low staff turnover, we provide a supportive and consistent work environment for our staff.

As a Shift Maintenance Technician, you'll have the chance to work in a technically diverse environment, handling a variety of plant equipment and machinery. Become part of our experienced maintenance team, where you can develop your skills and advance your career in a dynamic and rewarding role.

Benefits: 

In return for your Maintenance skills and experience, we offer:-

• Competitive Negotiable Base Salary to £51,000
• Outstanding Company Pension Scheme & Life Assurance 
• Rotating 12 Hour Shift Working 
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates 
• Generous Paid Holiday Entitlement
• Attractive Staff Discount on Company Products
• Free Onsite Car Parking 
• Opportunity to work in a stable and Thriving Engineering Sector

Position Overview:

As a Maintenance Technician, you will play a vital role in ensuring the ongoing operational efficiency and reliability of our facilities and equipment. This is a hands-on position that requires a solid foundation in electrical maintenance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular maintenance, inspections and repairs on machinery, equipment and facilities.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose electrical & Plc control issues to determine appropriate solutions.
• Collaborate with the production team to address urgent maintenance requirements and minimize downtime.
• Perform preventive maintenance tasks to ensure optimal functionality and extend the lifespan of equipment.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, including work done, parts used, and time spent.
• Adhere to safety protocols and company standards at all times.

Duties of a Maintenance Technician: 

As a Maintenance Technician, you will play a vital role in ensuring the ongoing operational efficiency and reliability of our production equipment. This is a hands on position that requires a solid foundation in electrical maintenance.

Requirements of a Maintenance Technician

• Electrical qualifications to a City & Guilds or NVQ standard.
• Completion of a recognised apprenticeship programme.
• Proven experience electrical maintenance within a Heavy Engineering, Process, Production or Manufacturing Environment.
• Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to quality workmanship.
• Ability to work effectively within a team and independently.
• Effective communication skills to report maintenance updates.

If you are a dedicated Maintenance Technician with a passion for electrical maintenance and you thrive in a team environment, we encourage you to apply. 

Join our team of skilled professionals who take pride in maintaining our organisation's exceptional standards.

The Maintenance Technician role is commutable from Atherstone, Drayton Bassett, Fazeley, Tamworth & Polesworth 

I have a fantastic opportunity for a maintenance engineer to join a well-known company based near Wolverhampton and Dudley. As an engineer you will be tasked with looking after the kit on site and keep downtime to a minimum. 

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 on bias. This is a great opportunity to work with one of the world’s best employers.  

Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

• Salary £49,707 
• Premium overtime rates. 
• Generous holiday entitlement. 
• 12% Employer Pension Contribution. 
• Training and progression opportunities.  
• Xmas Bonus. 
• Cycle to work. 
• Volunteering days off. (Paid) 

Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

• Continental shift rota. 
• Improve and promote safety across site. 
• Lead a team of multi-skilled engineers. 
• Focus on departmental KPI’s. 
• Manage and supervise contractors. 
• Shift reports. 
• Planned and reactive maintenance. 
• Identify and procure critical spares. 

Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

• Apprentice trained. (Mechanical or Electrical). 
• Previous experience in team leading role. 
• Strong fault-finding capabilities. 
• Health & Safety / Food Safety. 
• Be knowledgeable in using quality assurance systems and standards. 
• PLC knowledge (advantageous). 
• SCADA systems (advantageous). 

Please apply find out more about this role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth, Telford, Dudley, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Wombourne, Bilston, Brierley Hill, and surrounding areas.  

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for Electrical biased maintenance engineer. This is an opportunity to Join an organisation who pride themselves in providing Development and progression opportunities, a company who will fund courses to help progress  engineers on site. The right individual will join a Friendly & busy site where you will join an already established team as well as being part of a major manufacturing organisation. 
  
The Maintenance electrician role is commutable from the following locations:  Blackburn / Blackpool / Burnley / Preston  

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

• £56.542    
• Progression & Training and development opportunities 
• Great Pension 
• Medical Care 
• 25+8days holiday 

Shift requirements in place for the Maintenance electrician:

• 3 Shift Rota / Mornings – Monday to Friday / Afternoons – Monday to Friday & Saturday / Nights: Monday to Thursday 

Key Responsibilities 

• Previous experience within a Manufacturing environment. 
• Dealing on both Maintenance and Facilities. 
• Apprentice trained holding a HNC / City& Guilds in Electrical engineering / 17th – 18th Edition. 
• Ability to fault find on various electrical controls systems at both single and three phase.
• Strong fault-finding abilities on PLC’s. 
• Good understanding of health, safety, and environmental requirements specific to plant maintenance
• Ability to conduct electrical installation work. 
• Good understanding of Facilities & Maintenance processes and production critical equipment
• Can demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work in a team environment or on own
• Qualified to conduct work to BS 7671 wiring regulations. 
• Qualified to conduct electrical inspection and test. 
• Good level of computer literacy and ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Due to retirement, an opportunity has arisen for a maintenance engineer to join a nationwide FMCG company in Stoke-on-Trent. 

This position would be perfect but not essential for an electrically bias maintenance engineer who has experience within a food manufacturing environment. My client boasts great attrition rates and are keen on training and developing their engineer’s skills. 

Maintenance Engineer Benefits:

• £51,000
• Shift cover rates (+£85 per shift). 
• 14% Pension (4% your contribution / 10% their contribution).  
• 22 days holiday. 
• Cycle to work. 
• Discounted products. 
• Access to health and dental services. 
• X4 death in service. 
• Employee assistance programmes. 
• Training and development (PLC courses etc). 

Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

• Continental shift (2 days – 2 nights).  
• Planned and reactive maintenance. 
• Improving and maintaining production equipment. 
• Updating CMMS. 
• Fault diagnostic and repair. 
• Continuous improvement projects. 

Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

• Recognised electrical qualifications. 
• Electrical fault finding. 
• Must be able to interpret electrical drawings. 
• PLC knowledge (advantageous). 
• Food / FMCG experience (advantageous). 
• Willingness to learn new skills. 

Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

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

Contract Instrumentation Technician – Required for an Immediate Start 

Benefits Available for a Contract Instrumentation Technician

• Negotiable Hourly Rate 
• Paid Overtime for all Additional Hours
• Day Working Monday – Friday

Duties of a Contract Instrumentation Technician 

• As a Contract Instrumentation Technician, you will be required to support our team of instrumentation technicians who calibrate and maintain our wide range of instrumentation equipment that is utilised in the monitoring of pressure, flow, temperature and Ph values. 
• The role is hands on but will require you to have experience of supporting junior technicians, maintaining equipment registers and planning projects from conception to final hand over. 

Requirements of a Contract Instrumentation Technician

• Ideally you will have gained your Instrumentation experience of supporting instruments within a heavy engineering or process environment and must have some experience of supporting staff. 
• You ideally you will be apprentice trained, however must qualified to a City & Guilds Part C / NVQ 3 standard within either pure Instrumentation or E&I disciplines. 

This Role is Commutable From: Blackheath, Dudley, Smethwick, Wednesbury, West Bromwich & Oldbury

We are seeking a talented Maintenance Electrician to join our team in the industry. If you have a passion for maintaining and improving equipment in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!

This is an opportunity to join and established organisation with 25+ years in the industry, working with an already established maintenance team. 

The Maintenance Electrician will be required to work the following Shift: Double Days – 6am till 2pm & 2pm till 10pm – Rotating weekly. 

The Maintenance Electrician roles is commutable from the following locations: Wigan / Bolton / Skelmersdale / Warrington 

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

• Pension Contribution up to 8%
• Healthcare 
• 22+8days holiday 
• Staff Discount 
• Food & Drink facilities 
• Plenty of Overtime 

Key Responsibilities for the Maintenance Electrician:  

• Perform scheduled and reactive maintenance on a range of equipment, including PLCs, textile machinery, and sewing equipment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, electrical, and software issues effectively.
• Collaborate with production teams to minimize downtime and optimize equipment performance.
• Conduct regular inspections and preventative maintenance tasks to ensure equipment reliability.
• Document maintenance activities and assist in continuous improvement initiatives.

Experience and Qualifications the Maintenance Electrician will hold:

• Proven experience as a Maintenance Engineer in FMCG or textiles environments.
• Strong knowledge of PLC systems and control mechanisms
• Experience with: Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Conveyor systems, Sewing equipment. 
• Welding abilities: MIG / TIG / ARC 
• Able to read Engineering Drawings. 
• Hands-on experience with textile machinery and sewing equipment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work double days and adapt to changing priorities.
• Apprentice trained – holding a Level 3 – City & Guilds / NVQ in Electrical engineering