Senior Maintenance Engineer

Job Description

Senior Maintenance Engineer
VANRATH are working with a leading organisation in the food industry to appoint a Dual Skilled Senior Maintenance Engineer in the Castlewellan Area. The client is part of an extremely large, reputable brand but still manages to create the feel of a family run business for its employees.

What's in it for you?

  • £45,000 - £50,000 + benefits package on offer
  • Overtime option
  • Variety of aspects within role
  • Monday to Friday working hours

Duties

  • Monitoring equipment and plant performance and following maintenance plans, carry out planned routine and non-routine maintenance tasks
  • Provide reactive maintenance support to the production operation to BRC standards
  • Perform Engineering corrective actions to support the Production Team in ensuring that safe product is produced in line with legislation and Food Quality standards
  • Maintain communication with operators in all departments to ensure any potential maintenance issues are highlighted and addressed at the earliest opportunity
  • Maintain adequate spares stock and re-order parts as required
  • Liaise with Evening Shift Engineer to agree priorities and actions required
  • Liaise with all sub -contractors on site to ensure all work completed safely and to required standards
  • Manage and undertake the maintenance of all site fixtures & fittings
  • Carry out regular water sampling tests on cooling towers and maintaining records
  • Ensure adequate maintenance of all gas appliances and fire equipment
  • Ensure refrigerated vehicle fridge units are working correctly & arrange service and repairs

    Essential Criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 or Time Served Electrical & Mechanical Engineer
  • Knowledge of manufacturing equipment and the maintenance and repair of these
  • Ability to read mechanical and electrical drawings
  • Knowledge of equipment to include: - Motor overloads / contactors Variable speed drives Diagnostics and repair abilities of various electrical and automation systems PLC' Electronic circuits, panel building, PLC wiring Modifying and updating panel drawings Air compressors/dryers Pumps and mechanical seals Pneumatic systems, Mechanical drive systems, gear boxes/ conveyors Hydraulics


For further information on this vacancy, please apply via the link below or contact karl.yellop@vanrath.com for a confidential chat.

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