Maintenance Project Engineer

This leading, global manufacturing organisation is going through a sustained period of growth and there is a lot of scope for this role to develop & for you to step up, assuming more responsibility long term.
Maintenance Engineer – Maintenance & improvement projects
Salary: £42000 + benefits (DAYS)
Location: Telford, Shropshire
Reporting to the Maintenance & Facilities Manager, this position is responsible for both managing and supporting maintenance department projects. The role will have both hands-on and contractor management responsibilities dependant on the scale of project and provide support to the maintenance facilities team as required.
o Support maintaining team through CAPEX project and process improvement
o Leading and supporting cross-functional teams to deliver right-first-time projects.
o Leading and supporting maintenance projects to further improve plant KPIs (OEE, machine uptime).
o Delivering departmental capex projects and cost reduction projects.
o Working alongside the Project Manager you will develop and implement CAPEX projects.
o Adherence to H&S policy, procedure, and targets and ensure contractors adhere to same.
Experience
The successful applicant will be a competent Maintenance Engineer or Maintenance Electrician with experience gained in a volume manufacturing / automated environment. This position is ideal for a seasoned Maintenance Engineer that wants to move off the tools and shift work for a better work life balance.
o Time served apprentice in mechanical / electrical engineering
o Proven production machinery and plant installation experience couple with a broad range of engineering principles
o Good understanding of Health & Safety & Safe Systems of Work: RAMS, Permits to Work etc
o Worked on new capital equipment upgrade, improvement projects or new machine installation 
o Project management experience
o Sub contractor management & control experience
The opportunity:
Working Monday to Friday 37.5 hour per week on a permanent day shift. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced maintenance professionals with leadership & project management experience to be part of an stable and successful organisation with continued investment strategy. In return our client is offering a fantastic salary plus benefits package to include contributary pension scheme, life assurance, onsite car parking, 33 days holiday, canteen facilities, bonus scheme, excellent training and development opportunities. Above all this is an opportunity to make a real contribution to the success and growth of the modern organisation who are continuing to invest in modern machinery and infrastructure.
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