Maintenance Engineer

We are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join our small Engineering/Maintenance department reporting to the Engineering Manager.

The main purpose of this role is to provide front line engineering support to the manufacturing operations and ensure that plant runs effectively and efficiently. This is a hands-on role where you will be either in the workshop or out on the production lines for most of your time. Responsible for ensuring equipment and facilities function reliably and efficiently. You will be involved in preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance, to minimise downtime, reduce costs and maximise productivity.

Candidates must be willing to work a shift rota/system that includes out of hours working and night shift.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Continually improve equipment


• Carry out planned monitoring and maintenance inspections


• Follow preventative maintenance schedules


• Fault finding and diagnostics


• Plant repairs


• When required, actively support the engineering team carrying out multi-skill tasks
  
  A good practicable knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and mobile plant applications.


• Knowledge of electrical control systems


• Experience of fabrication and welding


• A good team player, but also have the ability to work alone


• The ability to adapt and improvise under breakdown conditions


• Ability to take ownership of the task with a positive can-do attitude


• Full driving licence


• Be safety conscious
  
  James Jones & Sons Ltd is a 5th generation family business and one of the UK's largest and most progressive timber processing companies with core activities in timber harvesting, sawmilling, pallets & packaging, and distribution. We operate from 25 sites across the UK, 11 Australian and 2 New Zealand sites and employ over 2,100 people. In the UK, we operate seven sawmills throughout Scotland and the north east of England: an engineered wood manufacturing plant in the north of Scotland and pallet and packaging operations at 14 sites across the UK. We produce high quality, British grown timber for the UK construction, landscaping, and agricultural sectors; market-leading JJI-Joists for the housebuilding and construction markets and pallets and packaging for blue chip domestic and exporting businesses.
  
  Pulled from the full job description


• Company pension


• Free parking


• Health & wellbeing programme


• Life insurance


• On-site parking