Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer

Site Maintenance Engineer

Chard £44,500 + 20% Shift Allowance (c. £53,400) Monday to Friday, 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm No Nights Are you an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer looking for a well-paid shift position without the night shifts? This is an opportunity to join an established industrial manufacturer in Chard, working within a varied engineering environment where you'll have real ownership of maintenance, breakdowns, reliability and improvement work across the site. You'll be working across specialist production equipment and site infrastructure, combining hands-on electrical and mechanical fault-finding with PPMs, projects, equipment upgrades and continuous improvement. The role would suit an engineer who enjoys solving problems independently and wants more involvement than simply working through a PPM schedule.

What you'll be doing

* Carrying out planned, preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance across production machinery and site equipment.

* Electrical fault-finding within control panels, including motors, relays, sensors and associated control equipment.

* Mechanical maintenance and repairs across conveyors, chain-driven equipment, pneumatics, hydraulics and associated machinery.

* Fault-finding on PLC-controlled equipment, including tracing inputs, outputs and control signals.

* Supporting equipment refurbishments, installations, upgrades and engineering improvement projects.

* Completing root cause analysis following breakdowns and identifying opportunities to prevent repeat failures.

* Managing maintenance activity through the site's CMMS.

* Supporting and coordinating specialist contractors when required.

* Maintaining engineering spares and helping ensure critical components are available when required.

* Working closely with production and site management to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.

What we're looking for

* A recognised electrical qualification with good mechanical maintenance capabilities.

* Previous hands-on maintenance experience within manufacturing, production or a similar industrial environment.

* Strong electrical fault-finding skills and confidence working safely within industrial control systems.

* Good mechanical skills across motors, bearings, gearboxes, conveyors, chains, pneumatics and associated equipment.

* Experience with planned and reactive maintenance.

* Ability to fault-find PLC-controlled machinery. Programming experience isn't essential.

* Previous involvement with machinery installations, modifications, projects or continuous improvement would be advantageous.

* Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of engineering problems.

Engineers from manufacturing, FMCG, aerospace, automotive, metals, foundry, process or other industrial environments are encouraged to apply.

What's on offer?

• * £44,500 basic salary + 20% shift allowance (c. £53,400 total)
• * Rotating 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm, with no routine night shifts
• * 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• * Company pension scheme with matched contributions of up to 10%
• * Life assurance
• * Enhanced company sick pay
• * Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
• * Ongoing technical training and development
• * Long-term career progression within a global engineering business
• * Exposure to specialist industrial equipment, engineering projects and improvement work

* Free onsite parking Some flexibility for callout, weekend and out-of-hours support is required as part of the wider engineering function. If you're a Maintenance Engineer based around Chard, Crewkerne, Ilminster, Yeovil, Taunton or the surrounding areas, please apply for further information.

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