Howdens is looking for Mechanical Engineers to join our team at our Runcorn site in Cheshire. With major investment underway to expand and upgrade our cabinet and panel manufacturing operations, including the addition of a brand-new production line, we need extra engineering support to help us meet growing demand. It’s a great time to come on board and be part of our exciting growth journey.
In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting proactive and preventative maintenance across our manufacturing equipment, utilities, and services. You’ll also contribute to continuous improvement projects and provide support for reactive maintenance when needed.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO QUALIFY:

• Experience in maintaining multi-axis (CNC) manufacturing machinery
• Knowledge and experience of high-volume automated manufacturing equipment, along with fitting and fabrication skills
• Fault finding, root-cause analysis and corrective actions
• Experience of pneumatics, hydraulics, robot and extraction systems is desirable
• Experience of computerised maintenance management systems and the development of maintenance tasks is desirable

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER:

• Proactive and preventative maintenance
• Reactive breakdown maintenance
• Continual improvement projects
• Ownership and development of specific production line maintenance

WHEN YOU APPLY FOR THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED TO ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT. PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL CAREFULLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS STEP. WE ARE UNABLE TO VIEW YOUR APPLICATION IF YOU HAVE NOT ACTIVATED YOUR ACCOUNT.

Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We’re working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email recruitmentteam@howdens.com with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you.

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