Maintenance Engineer

Elevation Recruitment Group are recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias) to join one of our manufacturing clients in Leeds.

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias) – Manufacturing

Leeds | £20.80 per hour | Days

Working Hours:

• Monday–Tuesday: 7:30am–4:30pm

• Wednesday–Thursday: 7:30am–4:15pm

• Friday: 7:30am–12:00pm

Responsibilities of a Maintenance Engineer:

• Carry out frontline maintenance tasks

• Perform scheduled mechanical maintenance on plant and machinery in line with PPM and TPM schedules

• Ensure critical spare parts are maintained to minimise machinery downtime

• Record maintenance results and report on findings, trends and recurring issues

• Assist with the installation and commissioning of new equipment

• Identify process deficiencies and develop solutions to improve equipment performance and reliability

• Complete effective handovers to the next shift engineer

• Inspect, operate and test machinery and equipment to diagnose mechanical faults

• Plan and carry out repairs using diagrams, drawings and technical manuals

• Carry out scheduled preventative maintenance, condition monitoring and inspections on equipment including casting furnaces, large electric robots, automated systems, hydraulic robots, wax injection moulding machines, compressors and CNC milling machines

• Repair or replace components including precision bearings, machine door seals, motors, coolant pumps, hydraulic and pneumatic valves, and machine safety guards

• Work collaboratively with the maintenance team, reporting directly to the Maintenance Supervisor and Maintenance Manager

What We’re Looking For:

• Time-served Maintenance Engineer with a mechanical bias (essential)

• Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

• Experience within a heavy manufacturing environment

• Experience working with hydraulic and pneumatic systems

This role is based in Leeds and would suit an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking to join a manufacturing environment working with a range of heavy industrial machinery and automated equipment in a fast-pace, demanding environment.

Suited candidates previously hold roles such as: Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Mechanical Technician, Mechanical Fitter, Industrial Maintenance Engineer, Plant Maintenance Engineer, CNC Maintenance Engineer, Hydraulic Maintenance Engineer, Automation Engineer.