Mechanical Maintenance Technician (Manufacturing)

Kinetic are currently searching for a Mechanical Maintenance Technician for a permanent role with a global manufacturing business in Crewe! Mechanical Maintenance Technician (Manufacturing) Crewe, Cheshire Starting Salary £37,935 + 23-25% We are seeking to recruit Manufacturing Technicians with proven experience within Mechanical Maintenance. The role will be working within a conventional machine shop environment, presses, folders, and other forming machine tools. The function is automated and produces high value critical product for the defence sector. The responsibilities include ensuring the production line is running optimally, setting and calibration of tooling, conducting pre-planned and breakdown maintenance within the manufacturing cell. The successful applicant will have: * Demonstrable knowledge of mechanical systems and associated equipment. This includes a good understanding of hydraulics, pneumatics, feed lines and mechanical tooling, press tools and multi spindle lathes. * Experience of ensuring that work undertaken adheres to relevant quality standards and provides support in the implementation of quality improvement projects. * Attended and contributed to daily, SQCDP (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People) & DSUM (Daily Shift Update Meetings) cell reviews. * Supported implementation of continuous improvement activities * Identified, raised, and implemented solutions to safety, quality, and production problems. * A time served apprenticeship in an engineering function (minimum NVQ Level 3) The successful applicant will receive the following benefits: * A competitive starting salary £37,935 * A work pattern 6-2 2-10 10-6 * A competitive pension scheme, * Enhanced annual leave allowance. * A Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. * Access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. * Opportunities for progression with a considerable number of technicians recently advancing into Manufacturing Engineering (ME) and Quality roles. This highlights the business's focus on internal growth and skill development, allowing for a seamless transition of talent into key areas of the organization. Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience of delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries. Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care, we review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered. S&T1