Maintenance Engineer

Hewett Recruitment • Kidderminster, ENG, United Kingdom • 2d ago

Job Description

Maintenance Engineer

Kidderminster, Worcestershire

£37,500 - £38,500

Full-time

The Role:

This multiskilled role requires both electrical and mechanical expertise. The primary goal is to support the continuity of industrial operations through:

Electrical fault-finding and rapid breakdown resolution.
Ensuring compliance with legislation, such as PAT, LOLER, and 18th edition standards.
Completing a Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) program.
This is a self-sufficient role with no direct reports, though the Maintenance Engineer will supervise additional support when needed.

Key Responsibilities

Full compliance with safety and legal regulations (LOLER, PAT, etc.).
Safe installation and operation of industrial machinery and infrastructure.
Efficient fault-finding, issue resolution, and collaboration with suppliers as needed.
Execution and continuous improvement of PPM schedules.
Installation and maintenance of mechanical systems, with rapid fault resolution.
Collaboration with suppliers for technical support.
Execution and improvement of mechanical PPM schedules.

Personal Specifications

Qualifications:

Essential: Electrically qualified for industrial site responsibility (e.g., HNC in Electrical Engineering, City and Guilds).
Desirable: Multi-skilled industrial qualifications.

Minimum of 5 years in a manufacturing environment.
Desirable: Leadership experience.

Knowledge of legal compliance requirements for electrical/mechanical engineering.
Desirable: Familiarity with Lean tools and Continuous Improvement techniques, IT skills (Excel, etc.).

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