Plant Maintenance Technician

Role: Plant Maintenance Technician

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000

Location: Southampton

Hours: Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent

A well-established business operating within the heavy industrial and recycling sector is looking for an experienced Maintenance Technician to join their team in Southampton.

This is a hands-on maintenance role working across a range of static, heavy mobile plant, and associated machinery.

You'll be responsible for keeping critical equipment running safely and efficiently, carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding and repairs. There is also regular overtime available.

What you'll be doing:

Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across a range of heavy industrial plant

Diagnosing faults and carrying out breakdown repairs

Working on shredders, balers, shears, conveyors and associated equipment

Inspecting machinery and identifying potential faults, defects and safety issues

Carrying out preventative maintenance to maximise plant uptime

Diagnosing hydraulic faults and carrying out repairs where required

Working alongside the wider maintenance team to resolve faults quickly and safelyWhat we're looking for:

Previous experience in a Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Fitter or similar role

Strong mechanical maintenance and fault-finding skills

Experience working on heavy industrial or processing machinery

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification

Good understanding of hydraulic systems

Working knowledge of 3-phase electrical systemsWhat's on offer:

Monday to Friday working hours

Regular overtime 

Long-term stable employment

Opportunity to work on a wide range of heavy industrial plant

Ongoing development and trainingIf your interested?

Call Matt on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) — or apply with your up-to-date CV