Maintenance Engineer - Electrical

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Permanent Maintenance Engineer to join our clients business based in Newcastle.

Established for over forty years as one of the UK's leading specialist construction accessory suppliers, the client has built-up an enviable reputation for providing a wide product range together with a rapid and efficient service.

The client is recognised as a market leader, supplying major contractors and blue-chip companies, and our continual development maintains and enhances this prominent position.

Role: Permanent - Maintenance Engineer , Electrical Bias

Salary: Around the £30,000 per year mark depending on experience
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday- Friday 07.00-15.30
Holiday: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidaysOther company benefits:

Pension: auto-enrolment at 4%, matched by the Company up to 5%.
Life cover at three times basic salary, whilst actively contributing to the pension scheme.
Medical Cover
Free onsite parking
Annual Christmas shut down of up to 2 weeks
Annual health checks
Christmas savings scheme
Salary sacrifice cycle to work and electric car schemes

Mission

Repair, adjust and maintain production equipment, machinery or instruments to ensure that it functions reliably and complies with process specifications to the highest Environmental, Health and Safety Standards

Accountabilities

Respond to break-downs and other operating problems and complete planned maintenance activities to minimise disruptions to manufacturing processes

Attend machines to assess planned maintenance activities and diagnose breakdowns
Establish a safe working area
Communicate with machine operators to attain information relating to the deviations
Assess the need to isolate
Advise production supervisors of expected duration of work if possible
Undertake appropriate repairs to machinery
Instruct machine operators to test machinery on completion of maintenance activity
Maintain tools and repair equipment to ensure good working orderMaintain detailed maintenance records so that Health and Safety is ensured and recurring problems with machinery, equipment or parts can be identified and addressed

Complete work order documents with the relevant information relating to the required maintenance activity
Complete take 2s and raise permits to work when the need to isolate occurs
Sign off permits when reengaging power
Liaise with machine operators to sign off completed work orders
Capture all maintenance activities in relevant recording system
Complete appropriate audits on maintenance equipment
Feedback to the relevant individuals on proposed improvements to machinery, operator competence and/or any other relevant informationSet, calibrate or adjust equipment, machinery and instruments so that it complies with production specifications or instructions

Measure product lengths and angles
Identify opportunities to maximise product utilisation within British Standards
Respond to observations from machine operators on product calibration
Input corrections into operating system
Recheck product for new calibration changesTechnical Competencies

Production Services - Cranes

Bar Production - Shear Lines

Power Bending - Manual and automatic

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