Job Description

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer
Location: South Molton
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: 40 per week: 8am - 4pm
Salary: DOE

Acorn by Synergie is recruiting for a Mechanical Engineer for a permanent role based in South Molton.

The main purpose of the role is to ensure the safe maintenance, repair or replacement in parts of plant, equipment and systems to also ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that plant and equipment remains operational.

Key Responsibilities:

• Heavy involvement in planned preventative and predictive maintenance tasks.
• Ensure maintenance work is executed in a safe and timely manner in line with West Fraser\'s expectations.
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain a consistently high level of performance.
• Ability to investigate, understand and resolve issues quickly and efficiently.
• Provide out of hours support where required.
• Ensuring all engineering activities within area of responsibility are completed in full compliance with all statutory regulations and site HS&E standards, policies and procedures.
• Respond to plant breakdowns by ensuring that PPM is carried out, reducing downtime
• To understand the systems in operation, its components and be able to diagnose faults and effectively repair them
• Basic fabrication skills including small welding tasks
• Basic lathe/miller work

Person Specification:

• Time served Mechanical Engineer
• Educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering
• Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems is desirable
• A \'hands-on\' individual, with a positive \'can-do\' approach to your work ensuring engineering standards are achieved and maintained
• Basic IT Skills
• Ability to work individually and as part of a multi-disciplined team
• Efficiency whilst maintaining accuracy when against tight deadlines
• Ability to prioritise workload to meet required deadlines and performance standards
• Demonstrate a flexible attitude towards work and can respond to business priorities appropriately
• Effective communication skills that allow the individual to communicate internally and externally at all levels
• Able to pass on knowledge to other team members and apprentices
• Demonstrates the ability to maintain and improve levels of housekeeping
• Able to work on own initiative
• Able to problem solve in a highly production-based environment
• Hold a UK driving licence

Apply online today or call the branch on 01271 343222 for more information

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

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