Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Location: Birkhill - Lesmahagow
Salary: £40,786 + Overtime
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 2pm-12am

Are you a hands-on Maintenance Engineer with strong mechanical skills and experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment? We're looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join our Birkhill site, keeping plant and equipment running safely, reliably and efficiently.

You'll be responsible for maintaining and repairing a wide range of industrial plant and equipment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Carrying out planned, corrective and preventative maintenance across site
• Diagnosing faults, carrying out repairs and responding to breakdowns to minimise production downtime
• Maintaining heavy industrial equipment including screw conveyors, elevators, rotating machinery and compressor systems
• Working with steam boilers and pressure systems, carrying out inspections and maintenance as required
• Identifying equipment issues and completing both temporary and permanent repairs to maintain reliable production
• Completing routine maintenance, inspections, verification measurements and accurate maintenance records
• Working safely and maintaining high standards across Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental requirements
• Supporting the wider Operations team, plant reliability improvements and participating in the 24/7 on-call rota when required

• Opportunity for regular overtime paid at enhanced rates
• Monday-Thursday working pattern, 2pm-12am
• Company Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Annual leave of 30 days including public holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Value Awards
• A varied, hands-on engineering role working on heavy industrial plant and machinery

• HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering
• Previous experience working as a Maintenance Engineer
• Strong experience within an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Hands-on mechanical maintenance and repair experience
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Willingness and availability to provide 24-hour/7-day on-call cover for breakdowns and emergencies when required

If you're a hands-on Mechanical Maintenance Engineer this is an opportunity to join a busy industrial operation where your engineering skills will have a direct impact.

Search 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.