Engineering Maintenance Technician

Position: Engineering Maintenance Technician (Permanent)
Our well-established client in Horsforth is seeking a Manufacturing/Engineering Technician. The main purpose of this role is to manually set machinery to specifications to produce bespoke products from various materials, including plastics and metals. The position also involves machine maintenance, assisting the current engineer with repairs and fault-finding.

THE ROLE:

* Manually setting machinery to specification

* Producing a bespoke product

* Working to engineering drawings

* Measuring and machining to tight tolerances

* Machining small batch, precision components

* Some Bench fitting

* Learning how to maintain machinery (full training provided)

* Working to customer deadlines

* Working as part of a team

THE CANDIDATE:

* Must have manual machining experience.

* Mechanical Maintenance experience is advantageous

* Must have experience setting and running manual machines including lathes and milling machines

* Sound Engineering knowledge and a positive attitude

* Must come from a manufacturing/Engineering environment.

* Must have willingness to learn new skills (this could lead to a maintenance engineer position for the right person)

* Ability to read drawings.

THE SALARY AND BENEFITS:

* Up to 30k per annum

* Free car parking

* Local fuel stations, eateries and transport links

* Training provided with multi skilled maintenance training also

* 25 days holiday per annum + Stats

* Attendance bonus

Cogent Staffing is an equal opportunities recruiter, and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation, or age