Maintenance Engineer

Are you a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for an opportunity to work for a Major Food Distributor in the heart of Birmingham? If yes, we want to hear from you!

Annual Salary: £42,000 to £44,000
Weekly Shifts: 6am - 2pm / 2pm - 10pm Mon to Fri

Job Role:
To keep production machinery and equipment fully operational and carry out general site maintenance in accordance with TPM systems and business requirements and manage building services systems.
Hands on as the business dictates, working under pressure within a fast paced 24/7 environment. Comfortable working within chilled or ambient environments and working at heights. 

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Assist in the upkeep and maintenance of all operational equipment whilst maintaining safe working practices responding to issues in a timely manner.
• Responsible for reactive breakdown repairs and adhere to the Planned Preventative Maintenance schedule.
• Fault Diagnosis and Repair of a wide variety of Electrical and Mechanical Systems including Invertor Drives, PLC's, PSU's, Conveyors, Multi-head weighers, check weighers, flow wrappers, over-wrapping machines, gas flush machines and all other associated systems.
• Carry out routine maintenance to all plant and services whilst maintaining accurate record keeping.
• Working knowledge and operation of all building services systems including refrigeration, fire alarm, fire sprinkler systems, air handling systems, air conditioning and computerised Building Management System.

Technical Requirements:

• Experienced multi-skilled engineer able to fault find electrical systems and control circuits.
• Engineering experience within a Food or Automotive fast paced facility who can manage multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritise accordingly.
• Strong knowledge of electrical distribution and control systems, fully conversant reading all engineering drawings both electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics. Ideally IEE qualified to 17/18th edition wiring Regulations
• Previous experience programming and fault-finding on PLC's, Invertor Drive Controls, HMI's and other logic systems.
• Instrumentation and building management control systems.
• Experienced working with 3 phase electrical systems, DC control circuits and safety circuits.
• Hold recognised engineering qualifications to HNC standard.
• Ability to read both mechanical and electrical schematic drawings to component level and fault find accordingly.
• Excellent mechanical skills to include fabrication, welding, motor repairs, gearbox repairs and plumbing.
• Experience managing TPM systems, statutory compliance, food and Health & Safety systems.

Qualifications:

• Recognised engineering qualifications to HNC or equivalent.
• IEE 17/18th Edition.
• Desirable: MEWP Trained, FLT Trained, IOSH/NEBOSH Certified, Food Safety.

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