Maintenance Engineer

We are currently recruiting for a maintenance engineer on behalf of our client based in Rugeley.

You will be required to facilitate all engineering activities associated with maintaining a 24hrs manufacturing plant, to provide breakdown repairs, health and safety improvements and deliver projects to improve plant performance and efficiency.

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- To respond to breakdowns and maintain / repair plant and equipment within the required time scale
- Supply routine breakdown and engineering project status information to engineering team Leader
- To request additional support for timely repairs from day shift and contract engineers
- To ensure engineering interventions meet the required standards and best practice
- Carry out investigations into problems or production development initiatives, individually

or as a member of a project team.
- Contribute to Plant Engineering projects
- Contribute to the design considerations of equipment and processes within the Plant
- Identify areas to reduce maintenance spend and machine down time
- Updating and control of engineering report documentation (Shires)
- Control of spares, from placement of order to stock control

**EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE**:

- Electrical or mechanical apprenticeship with recognised qualifications within the chosen field plus an additional 2 - 3 years relevant experience
- PLC knowledge an advantage
- Electrical engineers to provide evidence of 16th or above electrical legislation
- Knowledge of production processes to achieve conformance of H&S environment and quality
- Knowledge of Engineering and Technology processes in the spirit of continuous improvement
- Basic knowledge of systems and processes for managing ordering equipment / spares from placement of order to delivery of component/service
- Conduct root cause analysis
- Applies analysis and judgement to assess performance against key measures, to decide between priorities and solve problems.

You will be required to work a 3 shift pattern Monday - Sunday
Pay rate up to £40,000pa