A well-known food manufacturing company are looking to recruit a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to carry out preventative and reactive maintenance on all mechanical aspects of their production equipment. The ideal candidate will have completed a mechanical maintenance apprenticeship or will have qualifications in mechanical engineering. Previous experience gained in a Food manufacturing environment is preferable.

The role:

• Perform mechanical PPM and reactive maintenance on all production equipment
• Carry out routine maintenance on machines fabricating replacement parts as necessary
• Provide rapid response to breakdowns
• Diagnose faults and carry out repairs
• Maintain maintenance records
• Ensure all Health & Safety requirements are adhered to on report any issues or near misses
• Ensure legislative requirements are met
• Take part in on-call rota including nights and weekends
• Update management on project updates
• Support continuous improvements requirements

What's required:

• Educated to City & Guilds, BTec or NVQ level 3 in mechanical engineering
• Mechanical apprenticeship preferable
• Food manufacturing experience is ideal
• Experience of fabrication or industrial maintenance or installation
• Must be physically fit, able to work on own and able to be part of the on call rota

What's on offer:

• Hours 7am to 5pm Monday to Friday + rota for out of hours and weekend on call.
• Overtime and out of hours payments
• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Free parking

Candidates who require sponsorship now or in the future are not eligible to apply for this vacancy.

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