Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Salary:             £negotiable + 34 days holiday + 8% pension + Life assurance x4 annual salary

Location:         Yeadon / Otley  (easily commutable from Bradford, Leeds, Harrogate)

Hours:             Monday to Friday – Days 7am – 4pm

The Job:

• 70-80% preventative maintenance and 20-30% reactive.
• Good prospects for training and gaining experience from experienced supervisors and managers.
• Prospects to be involved in future modernisation projects
• A mixture of old and new equipment and machinery across a large site
• Pumps, gearboxes, agitators, mixing vessels, boilers and boiler house equipment, compressors, fans, gas booster systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, overhead cranes and lift systems.
• Installation of new rotating equipment including accurate alignment.
• Working with apprentices as well as very experienced maintenance and production staff.
• Thorough training and onboarding

The Person:

• Ideally 5 years + maintenance experience gained in an industrial or manufacturing setting
• Instrumentation knowledge would be an advantage but not essential.
• Project experience may be an advantage for potential future investment and modernisation projects  
• Background in any of the following would be useful; heavier engineering process plants, chemical, steel, metals, glass, recycling, CHP, energy, gas, paper. Ultimately most backgrounds / applicants considered.

Desirable Skills / Not Essential:

• Machining on lathes, milling machine, pillar drill etc.
• Welding and basic fabrication.
• Compex or Atex awareness or certificates would be an advantage but not essential.

The Company:

• The company is very well established with a global customer base manufacturing sustainable and in demand products.
• The team and company are very friendly and work as a team.
• A professional yet informal and relaxed feel to the plant. There will be opportunities to improve and learn new skills, get involved in projects and progress if you wanted to.
• Low staff turnover and £ several million invested recently.

To apply send CV to Tim Fawcett at Control Recruitment Solutions or contact us via the office number.  

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