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How many Plant Maintenance Engineer jobs are available on Pertemps?

There are 47 Plant Maintenance Engineer jobs available on Pertemps right now.

What does a Plant Maintenance Engineer do?

Heavy plant maintenance technicians diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders and conveyors, used in construction, logging and mining.

Tasks required include:

• Examines drawings and specifications to determine appropriate methods and sequence of operations.
• Fits and assembles parts and/or metal sub-assemblies to fine tolerances to make marine engines, prototype metal products, agricultural machinery and machine tools.
• Fits and assembles, other than to fine tolerances, prepared parts and sub-assemblies to make motor vehicles, printing and agricultural machinery, orthopaedic appliances and other metal goods.
• Examines operation of, and makes adjustments to internal combustion engines and motor vehicles.
• Erects, installs, repairs and services plant and industrial machinery, including railway stock, textile machines, coin operated machines, locks, sewing machines, bicycles and gas and oil appliances.

What are the entry requirements for a Plant Maintenance Engineer?

Entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades or a BTEC/SQA award. Apprenticeships in Engineering Maintenance at NVQ/SVQ Level 3 are available.