The company
A global manufacturing business based in Birmingham supplying into the world's leading Aerospace and defence Industries. The company is now undergoing significant expansion across its flagship Birmingham site due to a huge influx of demand with key customers and on the back of this growth are seeking Maintenance Engineers to join their maintenance team.

The role

A Mechanical/Electrical Maintenance Engineer, reporting into the Maintenance Manager, to join the Maintenance Team at their Birmingham Facility.

You will take responsibility for:

• To carry out planned, predictive and preventative maintenance, and ensuring plant downtime is kept to a minumum
• Fault finding and installations on various heavy plant equipment
• Attending Breakdowns and completeing electrical and mechanical maintenance checks as and when required
• Complying to maintenance schedules and health and safety systems

What you need

It is ESSENTIAL for the successful candidate to have the following:

• Must be apprentice trained or NVQ Lvl 3 / HNC qualified in Electrical or Mechanical engineering or a similar discipline
• The ability to use and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings
• Good knowledge and understanding of PLCs
• Must be computer literate, organised, self-motivated, have a good attention to detail and a strong communicator
• Must have good knowledge of EHS Health and Safety requirements in a maintenance/manufacturing environment
  

Other DESIRABLE skills include:

• Experience working within an industrial engineering environment is highly advantageous
• Knowledge or experience working with Allen Bradley would be desirable but not essential as training will be provided
• Experience of operating FLTs or Cranes would be ideal (training provided)
  
  

What is on offer

On offer is the chance to join one of the region's largest employers who have a long-standing history of internal promotion and development with high staff retention and a number of employee's being with the business for their whole working careers. Along with this is the opportunity to join a company who will heavily invest in employee wellness and training and annual promotions. You will also benefit from a highly competitive salary of £44,000- £50,000 (DOE) along with a host of benefits including wellness packages, enhanced pension and working 4-on 4-off shifts with overtime available.

How to apply?

For more information on this role please contact us at our Birmingham office on (phone number removed) or email me at . Alternatively, please use the link in this ad to apply now.

We will aim to respond back to all successful applications within 5 days. If you do not hear back from us within 5 days, your application has been unsuccessful, however we will keep your CV and details on file to consider you for more relevant opportunities in the future.

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