Maintenance Engineer

360 Resourcing ,
Reading, Berkshire
Salary: £32000.00 to £35000.00 per year Overtime, on call plus benefits

Overview

As our Maintenance Technician , you’ll join our Knowl Hill site, near Reading , on a full-time basis earning a competitive salary up to £35,000 plus on call and overtime. Working hours are Monday – Friday 40 hour working week. We offer a fantastic benefits package including: - Pension scheme – auto-enrollment on your first day with us. You contribute 5% of pay (true cost is less due to Income Tax and NI relief) and Grundon matches this - Life assurance cover as a member of our pension scheme (twice your annual salary from day one) - Option to buy additional holiday and join cycle to work scheme (after a qualifying period) - Optional Health Cash Plan to help you manage the cost of your everyday healthcare (you pay a small monthly premium) - Employee Assistance Programme – confidential and accessible 24/7 - Perks at Work reward and discount scheme (cinema, leisure attractions, shops, travel) - Discounted gym membership (at participating gyms) About the Maintenance Technician role As our Maintenance Technician you'll develop a strong knowledge of all plant and equipment used on site at our healthcare waste treatment facility, where clinical waste is sterilised, making it safe for standard disposal. Responsibilities of our Maintenance Technician - Carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance on the waste treatment plant and ancillary equipment - you must be able to replace a bearing and change a motor. - Reviewing and, where needed, developing maintenance plans to increase plant availability times. - Identifying faults by observing the plant, listening for irregular noises and monitoring the controls for abnormal readings. The ideal Maintenance Engineer will have the below skills and experience: Candidates must be computer literate and possess: At least 3 year’s experience in a maintenance environment. Qualified to City & Guilds Level 3 standard with a time served Mechanical Apprenticeship to NVQ level 3 or equivalent. Experience & Knowledge of servicing mechanical equipment is essential. Understanding of hydraulics and pneumatics A working Knowledge of PLC control systems is desirable. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89882617