Maintenance Engineer

Our esteemed client, a trusted partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, are seeking the expertise of an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join their team responsible for Calibration & Maintenance. The primary responsibilities include providing day-to-day support to the operations team and conducting repairs on process equipment and environmental stress screening facilities, utilising drawings, circuit diagrams, schematics, user manuals, and other relevant resources.

Maintenance Engineers require a good understanding of planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and the work is varied, engaging, and challenging, with no two days being the same.

What we're looking for:

• Minimum qualification: HNC in a relevant engineering subject.
• Experience and knowledge in fault finding down to the component level is necessary.
• Capable of providing technical advice and guidance by using instructions, handbooks, drawings, or specifications.
• Experience in Planned Preventative Maintenance is required.
• Utilise this information to conduct precise measurements up to the component level.
• Experience working on manufacturing process equipment (CCA manufacture is desirable).
• Experience with vibration shakers and environmental chambers would be desirable.
• Able to deal with multiple issues, tasks, and priorities concurrently.
• Analytical approach and good problem-solving skills.
• Able to mentor other or more junior staff when the line manager requests.
• Suitable for candidates with Conveyor belt maintenance manufacturing
• A good understanding of SAP would be desirable.

"Please Note: This project is a UK eyes only requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role".

More about the role:

For more than 70 years, our client has been in a strong partnership with the UK military. They have accomplished numerous milestones in defence engineering and have provided essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air.

This job is at our client's site in Bolton facility, one of the North West's leading manufacturing sites for at least 25 years. The facility offers showers and bike racks and is near the motorway, with a petrol station outside. Amenities like an onsite canteen, Aldi shop, and Costa are nearby. All employees get training and development opportunities.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.