Due to continuing expansion of our client’s manufacturing activities, they are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join this leading electronic design and assembly service provider in Widnes, Cheshire.

About the company
With over 70 years of collective experience in areas as diverse as avionics, automotive subsystems, digital video, distributed data acquisition, motor control and smart card development.  Our client works with their customers at the leading edge of new product development from initial design, prototyping and certification through to volume manufacture, ongoing service, maintenance and repair, and the complete product lifecycle.

About the role
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining a wide variety of high-tech assembly equipment along with general infrastructure maintenance. Your duties will include:

• Maintenance of surface mount and associated assembly machinery, including; Juki and Europlacer placement machines; Reflow Ovens, Solder Paste Printers and Automatic Optical Inspection.
• Generation of clear and comprehensive maintenance records for traceability purposes.
• Liaison with external Service Engineers to arrange site visits to conduct annual service and calibration of machinery
• Maintenance, and supervision of specialist contractors, for building services including heating, electrical, water, compressed air and nitrogen.
• Management of test schedules and associated records to meet statutory requirements for specific equipment and infrastructure

About you
To be successful for the role of Maintenance Engineer you must be / have:

• 3+ years experience in the maintenance of sophisticated manufacturing equipment
• Good understanding of maintenance principles and processes
• Ability to deal with multiple issues and tasks along with analytical and problem-solving skills

About the hours and rewards
For the role of Maintenance Engineer, your normal working hours are 8am to 4pm (Mon to Fri) with an element of paid overtime and occasional weekends. There is a salary on offer of up to £35,000 per annum depending on experience plus:

• 25 days holiday plus an extra day for each complete year’s service up to a maximum of 30 days plus paid bank holidays
• 5% employer pension contribution and 4% employee scheme
• 4-Day Working Week  - our client is currently looking to move to a 4-day working week.  As such a trial will take place for a 3-month period (Jul – Sep 23) and if successful this working pattern will be adopted, Mon to Thurs 7am to 5pm.

How to Apply
Please note that eRecruitSmart is advertising the role of Maintenance Engineer on behalf of the Hiring Company and your CV will be sent to the Hiring Manager who is responsible for the vacancy that you have applied to.   Please only apply if you consent to these terms.

You must have eligibility to work in the UK.   Please note, only suitable applicants will be contacted.  If your address and contact details are not on your CV, you will not be considered.

We look forward to hearing from you!