Plant Machinery Maintenance Engineer

Up to £50,000pa

Found Recruitment are working with an outstanding operation based in West Sussex and are currently on the lookout for experienced Engineers, Mechanics, Plant Fitters and Technicians to take on two key roles of Plant Machinery Maintenance Engineer.

The company has an outstanding local reputation for looking after their staff members, they offer an excellent benefits package alongside a generous salary and some truly unique career advancement opportunities.

Work life balance is extremely important to this company and whilst the business is a 24/7 operation, the core hours for this role are based during the day on a Monday to Friday basis and any time worked outside these hours is paid in the form of overtime which goes to time and a half on weekends.  

You’ll be joining an outstanding team, working with other engineers in the onsite workshop with all your tools and equipment provided. Key responsibilities for the role of Plant Machinery Maintenance Engineer will be to:

• Maintain and service all mobile plant and associated equipment, including forklift (reach trucks), loading shovels and large 360 excavator/material handling cranes  
• Enable the smooth running of our Operations Team through timely and professional planned maintenance
• Maintain the highest safely standards in fast moving environment with exposure to mobile plant and all-weather conditions
• Showcase a passion for excellent in the servicing and repair of all the machinery, from light vans and forklifts to loading shovels and large 360 excavator/material handling cranes
• Show diligence in routine inspections of all types of plant/machinery
• Use your experience and judgement to diagnose and fault find from operator reports
• Demonstrate excellent communication by clearly liaising with the Engineering Managers to update on job progress and completion times
• Ensure accurate records are kept
• Safely carry out all tasks in accordance with all equipment and hire policies and procedures
• Consistently use and maintain workshop tooling in accordance with specifications and conditions

To apply for the role of Plant Machinery Maintenance Engineer you will have a positive and professional outlook and preferably (but not essentially) qualified as a plant fitter/mechanic via C&G Light or Heavy Motor Vehicle Repair/ NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Motor Vehicle Repair.

You should certainly have a passion for the trade, alongside a knowledge of mobile plant and ability to understand electrical and hydraulic schematics. Previous work with Hydraulics and Electrical Systems would be a real benefit as working with equipment such as excavators, loading shovels, forklifts and telehandlers will require an in depth understanding of this area.

If this sounds like a position for you, get in touch with Matt Covell at Found Recruitment Solutions and hit apply!