Mechanical Shift Engineer

Are you a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking for a new opportunity?Does the idea of shift role with an 18 day break at a time interest you?Do you hold a Mechanical apprenticeship and have the right attitude to learn new skills?
Then please get in touch! Kingston Barnes are recruiting for a Mechanical Shift Engineer to join our client in the manufacturing sector.Working within the manufacturing sector, this rolewill expect you to provide preventative maintenance and mechanical service and support to the site, ensuring continuous improvement in the standards of mechanical engineering, health and safety and environmental performance, such that set business objectives are met.
Responsibilities

• Reactive maintenance on mechanical equipment
• PPM's
• Transmission belt inspection and changing
• Inspection of bearings and couplings, alignment checking
• Diagnosing and repairing equipment breakdowns. Identifying failure modes of plant equipment and returning the equipment to operation safely and in a reasonable timescale.

Requirements

• You will have a sound knowledge of mechanical engineering principles with a comprehensive understanding of fitting, turning and general fabrication, rigging and lifting of heavy loads.
• You should possess a formal technical qualification in Mechanical Craft i.e. NVQ Level 3 / C&G Level 3 Mechanical or equivalent.
• General knowledge of industrial plant and process equipment is essential

Hours

• Four on four off (D/N) 18 day break included every few rotations

Salary

• £52,600 +

If you would like to hear more about this fantastic opportunity then please get in touch !