Vacancies

Salary: £20.48 per hour + 55p per hour shift allowance
Permanent | Rotating Shifts | Overtime Available

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Shift Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing operation in Skelmersdale.

The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding and machine modifications across a range of fast-paced, high-accuracy production equipment.

The Role

• Carry out mechanical and electrical maintenance and fault finding
• Respond to breakdowns and minimise production downtime
• Modify and improve machinery where required
• Diagnose faults and confidently improvise practical repairs when necessary
• Maintain equipment ranging from conveyor systems to industry specific production machinery
• Work closely with the production team to ensure equipment operates safely and efficiently

About You

• Experience in mechanical and electrical maintenance is essential
• Candidates with a strong mechanical or electrical bias will also be considered
• Ideally NVQ Level 3 qualified or equivalent
• Experience within a fast-paced manufacturing environment would be beneficial
• Print industry experience would be advantageous but is not essential
• Experience with milling and lathe work would be preferred
• PLC and hydraulics experience is not essential
• A practical, hands-on approach with the ability to find solutions and work with what is available

Full training will be provided on the site-specific machinery.

Shift Pattern

06:00–14:00 / 14:00–22:00, rotating weekly. Monday-Friday

You will initially work on day shifts before shadowing an experienced team member and moving onto shifts independently.

Salary & Benefits

• £20.48 per hour
• 55p per hour shift allowance
• Approx. £41,000 per annum
• Overtime paid at time and a half Monday–Saturday
• Double time on Sundays
• Permanent position
• Full training provided
• Excellent opportunity to develop your skills within a specialist manufacturing environment

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Contact information

Mark Scott