Maintenance Technician
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Position Overview & Specifications
Maintenance Technician | Hawes | 3-day week / 4-day week | £32,000 pa |
Zeus Personnel is recruiting for a Maintenance Technician for our client a creamery, situated in the market town of Hawes, in Wensleydale, in the heart of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park.
You will be working as part of a ‘close knit’ engineering team, the Maintenance Shift Engineer will be responsible for the maintenance of site equipment and infrastructure (excluding refrigeration) for the Hawes site. This will cover the maintenance of equipment, machinery, packing lines and plant, ensuring that the site production facilities and equipment are able to function with optimum efficiency and effectiveness.
The role will also cover, as and when required, project engineering for the build, installation and commissioning of new processing and production lines, or the movement and installation of lines at the Hawes manufacturing site.
As well as mechanical maintenance of all processing lines, this role will have a particular emphasis on electrical maintenance relating to motors, drives, electrical panelling, and PLC control units.
Are you the right person for us?
· Supports the company vision, goal and agreed targets.
· Communicates effectively.
· Builds and maintains relationships.
· Acts decisively.
· Demonstrates resilience flexibility.
· Attention to detail.
· Driver of change
· Works on own initiative
· Thinks systematically and inspires change.
· Contributes own views and listens to views of others.
What will your role as a Maintenance Technician look like?
· The maintenance of all plant machinery and equipment, using external support where necessary.
· The maintenance of site infrastructure, where appropriate.
· Planned Preventative Maintenance routines (PPM)
· Help with project engineering, installations, and commissioning of new and second-hand equipment.
· On-call duties as part of a rota system.
· Ad hoc site engineering support.
As part of the Engineering team as well as the main duties listed below you will be instrumental in understanding and sharing the responsibility of all relevant legal requirements of the business including H&S, all aspects of hygiene, and any other aspect relevant to your role.
If you are interested in the role, please apply online or call Damien on 07960129236
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Hawes, North Yorkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Maintenance: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Maintenance Technician roles across Zeus Personnel Ltd's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £32,000 - £32,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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