Mechanical maintenance technician

Role: Mechanical Maintenance Technician Location: Birmingham GBPCompetitive + Company Bonus Benefits Hours: Monday to Friday 8am until 4:30pm (38.75 hours) Our client, a leading international manufacturer, is currently recruiting for an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Technician to join their site in Birmingham at a time of huge growth for the business. As a Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you will be part of a multi-skilled maintenance team that works together as a flexible and professional unit. You will be required to assist with both breakdown and preventative maintenance across the site safely and professionally. Duties include: - Adhere to all safety rules and requirements at all times. - Carry out routine daily preventative maintenance checks. - Work alongside the Production Team Leaders, Shift Technicians and Operators, reporting findings to your Departmental Team Leader. - Take responsibility for any specific area as required to understand its operation and fully understand the maintenance requirements and safe systems of work for that area. - Ensure that all tasks are accompanied by the relevant supporting documentation (work orders, risk assessments etc.). - Carry out all non-planned and planned maintenance tasks promptly. - Be a front-line point of communication for Production Team Leaders, Shift Technicians and Operators during maintenance activities. - Be actively involved in projects of improvement, extension or modification of equipment to optimise efficiency, reliability and safety. What we are looking for: - HND/HNC Mechanical Engineering (Essential) - Recognised Apprenticeship gained in a mechanical discipline to ONC engineering or equivalent. - Knowledge of Hydraulic/Pneumatic systems - Awareness of Lean manufacturing tools - Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques. - Mechanical experience gained within a process manufacturing industry or heavy machinery. - Attention to detail with the ability to analyse problems and action solutions. - Excellent communication skills both written and oral. - Ability to self-organise, prioritise work and adhere to deadlines. - Experience with high-speed processes At KHR we take care to ensure that you are represented as well as possible so it is worth checking your CV for layout, spelling and grammar as well as making sure it is up to date before you submit. If you feel you need to highlight particular qualifications, skills or relevant experience with regards to a specific role then please add a cover letter or a preface page. This does not need to be formatted in the same manner. In addition, if your CV is heavy with graphics etc, please could you also submit a clean copy in Word. Thank you. KH Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. KHR - Recruitment Specialists is a trading name of KH Recruitment Ltd Keep in touch with us online for job alerts, industry updates and market