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Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (VC23EB) North Yorkshire, England

Salary: benefits

Castle Engineering & Manufacturing Division are looking for a Multi-Skilled Engineer with an electrical bias to work within a consumer goods manufacturing business.  This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a rapidly growing business that are looking to develop and grow their engineering team.

You’ll be working as part of a small maintenance team where the main focus will be to improve the reliability of production equipment through both planned maintenance activities and specific continuous improvement projects. You’ll need to respond to breakdowns quickly and use problem solving and good communication to resolve the issues.

The main responsibilities include:

  • Maintaining production machinery, such as conveyors, extruders, various packing machinery and fault finding associated PLC systems
  • Reactive and planned maintenance
  • Ensuring 5S standards are instigated and maintained
  • Working with PM activities, preparing and facilitating plans
  • Interacting with the internal system to ensure communication across the site
  • Taking ownership of stock control, ordering replacement parts when required

To be successful in this role you will need to ideally have:

  • A recognised engineering qualification (BTEC, City & Guilds or NVQ), preferably in electrical and/or mechanical engineering
  • Experience of working with 5S standards (desirable)
  • Good all-round PC skills
  • Good knowledge of pneumatics and electrical fault finding
  • A willingness to learn and a can-do attitude
  • A proven track record of using your initiative and being self motivated
  • A desire to progress and develop in your career

Experience of working with PLCs is helpful but not essential as long as the individual is keen to learn.

This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to work in a demanding yet rewarding environments and where the successful candidate will gain some great exposure to working within the consumer goods sector and be part of an expanding and growing family-run business.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity please contact Eamonn Byrne, the Engineering Consultant working in our dedicated Engineering Division 01723 365432 eamonn@castle-employment.co.uk.  The Engineering Division is a sector focused arm of Castle Employment Agency and has been born out of the demand for skilled engineers in the region. CASTLE has been established for 50 years providing expert recruitment solutions to the local and wider Yorkshire areas.  We have offices in Scarborough and York with 20 specialised staff building trusted partnerships with their clients and candidates. We run a Refer a Friend scheme with shopping voucher rewards for you when they are placed in work – so please recommend a friend to us!

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