Maintenance Engineer

at  QinetiQ

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE OF THE MAINTENANCE ENGINEER:

You must have extensive experience in a Mechanical Maintenance role

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE MAINTENANCE ENGINEER:

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
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Our Benefits
Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
Generous holiday allowance
Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant
Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community
Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those that help the defence community.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there has never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
You will experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you will get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in and diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
About QinetiQ
As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role

ROLE TYPE:

Permanent – Full Time
Job Title: Maintenance Engineer
Location: MoD Shoeburyness, Southend-On-Sea
Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full-time / Permanent
Role ID: SF17734
Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Maintenance Engineer at our Shoeburyness site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.
The Role
As a Maintenance Engineer, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. Reporting to the engineering manager, you’ll deliver planned maintenance and repair to specialist engineering systems.
Day-to-day, you’ll be ensuring the safe operation of the equipment in accordance with company and legislative standards. Analysing system reliability, weaknesses and failures you will use your engineering expertise to provide recommended improvements / best practices to systems maximising operational availability.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

Being “first responder” to equipment breakdowns, diagnosing and resolving complex issues
Implementing the generation of a preventative maintenance strategy based on previous technical experience
Being vigilant around the facilities and spotting issues before they cause a breakdown
Analysing downtime data looking for trends in breakdowns, suggesting/implementing fixes to improve the availability of facilities
In cases where equipment requires specialist maintenance, you will provide technical advice to the Engineering Manager quickly to call in a suitable support contractor
This role is 37 hours per week based at Shoeburyness.