Role - Senior mechanical maintenance engineer
Location - Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Working hours - Monday to Friday 8.00am - 5.00 pm
Capacity of role - Permanent position
Salary - Paying up to £50,000 per annum

Our client is recruiting for a time served and well established engineer to join their busy maintenance team.
Applicants will be used to working within a manufacturing environment.
Main duties will include -
 To assist the departments maintaining machines and equipment.
 To diagnose faults with machines and equipment.
 To strip down machines and equipment when necessary to replace mechanical wear or even broken parts.
 To complete and update tasks using a maintenance based software
 To support and assist with service engineer visits.
 Maintain facilities of all sites.
 To liase with all off site contractors and be point of contact.
 To investigate and where possible offer suggestions for improvements and/or cost Reductions
 To assist other areas of the business in a Maintenance role as and when required.

Candidate attributes -
 Experience in using a range of general workshop machinery and equipment.
 Familiar with Production Machinery, and also have at least 5-10 years' experience of performing a Maintenance role within a production environment, preferably on a 24/7 or at the very least, a shift type basis.
 Very good mechanical aptitude and be capable of stripping down Machines to replace items, such as Bearings, Conveyor Belts and other wear parts.
 Disciplined, self-motivated and be able to work as both an individual and as part of a team.
 Competent in Welding and Fabrication
 Required to work outside of normal working hours as and when necessary.
 Show flexibility and support to other areas of the business in a Maintenance role when needed.
 Strong communication skills, being able to discuss problems and issues with all levels of personnel

Skills Required

Mechanical, Maintenance, Engineering, PPM, Reactive maintenance, Welding, Fabrication,

Qualifications Required
Welding,

Keywords
Mechanical, Maintenance, Engineering, PPM, Reactive maintenance, Welding, Fabrication