Streamline Search Ltd
Maintenance Engineer required
Our client is a long-established and highly respected engineering and manufacturing business founded in 1988, specialising in the design, manufacture, installation, servicing, and maintenance of construction plant, road rail machinery, and industrial processing equipment. Due to continued growth and an increase in demand, they are now seeking a highly skilled and experienced Maintenance Engineer to join their team at their single-site facility.
The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, servicing, fault-finding, and repairs on a range of construction and road rail machinery. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer looking to join a stable and growing company with over 35 years of industry expertise.
Maintenance Engineer – Position Overview
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on construction machinery, road rail equipment, and associated plant
- Responding to equipment breakdowns and carrying out reactive maintenance as required
- Diagnosing and rectifying mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical faults
- Servicing and repairing heavy plant and specialist engineering equipment
- Conducting routine inspections to identify potential issues before they become critical
- Maintaining machinery to ensure maximum efficiency, reliability, and safety
- Assisting with machinery installations, refurbishments, and improvement projects
- Completing maintenance records and documentation accurately
- Working closely with workshop and engineering teams to ensure operational requirements are met
- Ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with health and safety procedures
- Contributing to ongoing improvements within the maintenance and engineering function
Maintenance Engineer – Position Requirements
- Previous experience working as a Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Plant Engineer, Heavy Plant Engineer, Road Rail Engineer, Mechanical Fitter, Plant Fitter, or similar role
- Minimum of 5 years' experience within a maintenance, engineering, construction plant, road rail, heavy equipment, or industrial environment
- Proven experience servicing, maintaining, and repairing construction machinery and road rail equipment
- Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills
- Experience working with hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical systems
- Ability to diagnose and repair faults on heavy machinery and specialist equipment
- Welding and fabrication experience would be advantageous
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation
- Electrical fault-finding experience would be beneficial but is not essential
- Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively
- Good communication and organisational skills
- Relevant engineering qualifications would be advantageous
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Must be a highly skilled and competent engineer capable of working with minimal supervision
- Commitment to maintaining high standards of safety and workmanship
- Candidates will be required to provide satisfactory employment references covering previous engineering and maintenance positions
Maintenance Engineer – Position Remuneration
- Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
- Full-time, permanent position
- Company pension scheme
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Free on-site parking
- Stable long-term opportunity with an established and growing business
- Opportunity to work at a single-site location with no regular travel requirements
Hours
- Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00am – 5:00pm.
Streamline Search is a technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the United Kingdom. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR, by applying to this post you are granting us consent to process your data and contact you in relation to this application.
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