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Mechanical Engineer

Are you an experienced Mechanically biased Engineer? Looking for a new role within Manufacturing that offers support & progression? Do you pride yourself on attention to detail?

Our client, a market leading Food Manufacturer are looking to recruit a Mechanical Engineer to join their team based in Dartmouth Way, Leeds.

As a Mechanical Engineer you will be responsible for planned maintenance, breakdowns, and size changes to include guidance of the production equipment on site.

Working hours as a Mechanical Engineer are Monday to Friday, 06:00 – 14:00.

Responsibilities of a Mechanical Engineer will include:

• Providing general maintenance for all production related equipment
• Ensuring all PPM’s are completed on time as part of your KPI’s Targets
• Ensuring requests for Size changes are completed in a satisfactory time period
• Actioning the maintenance associated in the provision of equipment
• Managing contractors associated with the maintenance and repairs of all equipment when required to do so
• Ensuring compliance to all aspects of the company health and safety policy with specific regard to the management of contractors
• Ensuring compliance to all aspects of the Company Quality Policy and GMP with specific regard to the management of contractors
• Ensuring that all statutory and regulatory checks are carried out as per the service agreements and schedules in place for all production equipment
• Providing front line engineering support to the manufacturing operations following the Company rules on Health and Safety, Quality and Engineering Procedures
• Completing stores requisitions for parts and services. k. To continually monitor plant conditions and report defects
• Maintaining a detailed log of all work carried out on plant using the appropriate Company systems
• Ensuring that the Company is professionally represented at all times, both inside and outside the business
• Protecting the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others at all times
• Taking an active role in continuously developing your skills and knowledge through self-development activities and/or through attending Company organised training and development opportunities
• Responding to ad hoc requests and/or take an active role in specific projects as directed by your line manager
• Undertaking any other reasonable duties as may from time to time be required by the Company

Skills required as a Mechanical Engineer:

• Good knowledge of pneumatics
• Machining on lathe & milling machines
• Welding skillset in TIG
• Experience of planning
• Good bench fitting skillset
• Previous experience working as a Mechanical Engineer is required.
• Previous experience working within Manufacturing is required

Major Recruitment are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Should you be seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment, or contract you will find our staff professional and courteous and our interview process straight forward