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Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

* £30,000 - £34,000 plus company pension

* Monday to Friday day’s role!

* 24 days holidays

* Continuous Improvement Training

* Bury area

THE COMPANY

Our client is a leading company specialising in the heat treatment of steel & non- ferrous parts for the engineering industry. A vacancy has arisen for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a small team involved in servicing and maintaining a range of heat treatment furnaces and associated plant.

THE PERSON

The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer will demonstrate;

* A strong, hands-on engineering background;

* The ability to carry out preventative maintenance and servicing of plant and equipment;

* Possess good diagnostic skills to diagnose the causes and rectification of breakdowns;

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer will be;

* Ideally qualified to HND or C&G in mechanical engineering

* Good mechanical/maintenance skills; including welding, fabrication, pipe fitting, replacing bearings, transmission systems including pulleys and belts;

* Good computer literacy skills;

* Good communication skills, liaising with client departments;

EXPECTED DUTIES TO BE CARRIED OUT ON SITE:

The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer will be:

* Working within the Engineering Department to carry out regular servicing and maintenance of thermal processing equipment.

* Respond to breakdowns to evaluate and rectify plant issues.

* Follow predefined procedures to ensure continued safe/efficient operation of all equipment.

* Ensure designated tasks are completed within the scheduled time.

* Assisting with project work such as installation and commissioning of new equipment, plant improvements and upgrades.

* Monitor stock levels and re-order as required.

* Respond to breakdowns during out of hours situations.

* Complete required documentation for the Engineering System.

* Carry out required training to confidently complete tasks for maintenance and installation activities.

Other skills would be beneficial but not essential.

* Electrical understanding of equipment – contactors, inverters, basic control elements etc.

* Welding, pipe fitting, vacuum technology, calibration, assembly of machines

* Computer Aided Design (CAD)

* Understanding of combustion/burner systems

* Thermal equipment control systems

THE OFFER

The client offers the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer a competitive salary including a contributory company pension scheme, and company health scheme