Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance Engineers Required

Location: Trafford Park, Greater Manchester

Salary: £42,770 – £50,641 per annum (DOE)

Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:45am – 5:00pm

Job Type: Permanent

JDR Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of our client for multiple Mechanical Maintenance Engineers to join a leading heavy industrial manufacturing business based in Trafford Park.

Working as part of an experienced Engineering team, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining the reliability and performance of a wide range of heavy industrial plant and machinery through planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs and continuous improvement activities.

The Role

Your duties will include:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across heavy industrial plant and machinery

• Diagnosing and repairing mechanical faults

• Maintaining hydraulic and pneumatic systems

• Managing planned preventative maintenance schedules through the CMMS system

• Issuing and controlling Permits to Work

• Managing and supervising external contractors

• Completing maintenance documentation

• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives

• Ensuring all maintenance activities are carried out safely and efficiently

• Promoting a strong health and safety culture across site

You’ll be maintaining equipment including:

• Shredders

• Balers

• Shears

• Conveyor systems

• Cranes

• Wheel loaders

• Bulldozers

• Heavy industrial processing equipment

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering (Level 2 will also be considered where supported by significant time-served experience)

• Previous mechanical maintenance experience within a heavy industrial environment

• Strong understanding of planned preventative maintenance systems

• Excellent mechanical fault-finding skills

• Ability to work independently and use your own initiative

Desirable

• Basic electrical knowledge

• Hydraulic fault finding and repair

• Welding and fabrication experience

• Counterbalance FLT licence

• IPAF qualification

• IOSH qualification

• Experience operating Cherry Pickers and Scissor Lifts

• Experience working at height

• Experience working in confined spaces

• Previous experience within recycling, scrap, quarrying, mining, steel, aggregates or similar heavy industrial sectors

Personal Attributes

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Hardworking and dependable

• Diligent with excellent attention to detail

• Health and safety focused

• Able to work under pressure and use their own initiative

• Committed to maintaining high engineering standards

What’s on Offer

• Monday to Friday Days: £42,770 – £50,641 per annum (DOE)

• Day shift overtime paid at time and a half for all hours worked over and above your contracted hours

• Medicare Health Plan

• Ongoing training and development

• Long-term career opportunities within a growing business

• Opportunity to work on a wide range of heavy industrial machinery

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this vacancy, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your CV and a member of our team will be in touch.

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