Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Fitter - manufacturing

Hours: 39 per week with opportunity for overtime

Hourly rate: £14.00 to £17.00 per hour dependant upon experience

Calder Masonry Ltd are a quarry operator and one of the largest producers of dimensional York stone in the UK, supplying customers within the UK and Republic of Ireland. We are currently looking to recruit a Multi Skilled Engineer with a mechanical bias to join our team.

The main responsibilities of the mechanical maintenance engineer will be to ensure the ongoing running of the production process by limiting downtime through a safe and logical approach to fault finding and maintenance of equipment. You will be based on site at Britannia Quarries, Morley and work will be focused on factory machinery and equipment. As a mechanical maintenance engineer you will be responsible for maintaining all machines and equipment on site as well as delegating workload to nominated subcontractors when applicable.

The mechanical maintenance engineer role will include a range of duties including:

• Planning and undertaking scheduled maintenance
• Responding to breakdowns
• Diagnosing faults
• Repairing equipment
• Delegating specific jobs to external maintenance contractors and supervising / inspecting their performance and work.
• Establishing and management of maintenance records ensuring renewals of machinery checks are upheld
• Ensuring compliance with health & safety legislation

Our ideal candidates would possess the following skills and experience:

• Heavy mobile plant experience an advantage
• An acknowledged level of experience and effective working knowledge
• Experience in a similar role with a proven track record
• Recognised training and qualifications to demonstrate competency
• Problem solving and technical skills relevant to the position
• Competent using welders and Oxy Acetylene equipment
• Organised, methodical and good attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Organised record keeping
• Available to work additional hours when required
• Clean driving licence

The benefits for the mechanical maintenance engineer role are:

• Well maintained and safe working environment
• All tools and materials provided
• Early finish Fridays
• Option of overtime paid at time and a half
• Access to a work-based pension

If you feel that the mechanical maintenance engineer role could be for you, please send us your CV and cover letter via email. Successful applicants will be invited to interview.

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