Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical & Electrical) - IMMEDIATE START The Electrical & Mechanical Maintenance Engineer plays a key role in the success of the maintenance & smooth running of the machinery in the production department. The post holder is responsible for ensuring maximum reliability & up time with scheduled maintenance managed in a proactive manner. Key Accountabilities: * Monitor and supply mechanical and electrical support to machine operators for machine set-up & changeovers to ensure that products conform to quality assurance standards, whilst ensuring changeovers are as efficient as possible. * Liaise with line manager to ensure that all production and maintenance requirements are undertaken. * Carrying out planned preventative maintenance to ensure maximum efficiency of the production process. * Fault finding diagnosis and repair. * Complete all work instructions in an efficient manner. * Specific responsibility for electrical and electronic repairs to primary manufacturing machinery. * Maintenance and general housekeeping of the equipment, including mechanical machine repair as in when required and upkeep of the building and its facilities to comply with legislation and company procedures. * Maintain maintenance inventory and requisition parts and supplies as needed. * Give advice, training and recommendations to the production team regarding improvements to the process to maximise machine productivity and minimise down-time. * Ensure that all necessary documentation is up to date and complete * Work closely with the production team to develop a dynamic and positive attitude to deal with the challenges of a busy production department. * Responsibilities also involve improving and maintaining a safe working environment, ensuring that the team members are fully aware and comply with all Health and Safety standards, company process and procedures. Continuous Improvement * Communicating with all other Departments at all levels ensuring information is passed efficiently and correctly. * Instil a culture of continuous improvement and team working by recommending and supporting improvement initiatives that develop team performance and encourage the continuous improvement culture within the team. Skills and Qualifications * City & Guilds trained with an HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering. * Adaptable technician with experience working with motors, drives and controllers. * Possess fault finding and rectification skills. * Strong analysis skills and attention to detail. * Ability to multitask in a dynamic environment. * Excellent communication skills, both internally and externally. * The ability to work well in a team of production operatives. * Must also be self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure. * Flexible when required to accommodate shift rotations. Salary & Hours Starting salary of £44K with increase to £46K after successful probation at 3 months Shifts are rotating: 05:45 -14:00, 07:45-16:00 and 13:45-22:00 with 30 mins paid lunch OT is often available for the engineers, this is paid at 1.5x