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Mechanical Maintenance Technician

🏢 Kronospan 📍 Chirk, Wales 💼 Company - Private
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£42,000 - £42,000
£3,500 - £3,500 / mo
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Chirk, Wales
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

General information

Location

Chirk

Reference

2023-9298

Position description

Job title

Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Contract type

Full-time

About us

Kronospan is the world-leading manufacturer in wood panel boards. At Kronospan we pride ourselves on delivering “Wood Perfected” and have invested in innovation since 1897 and no more so than now. Over the last three years we have invested £300m at our production facility in Chirk, North Wales and we have an additional £200m investment planned for the next couple of years.

Main duties and responsibilities

Kronospan has exciting opportunities for Mechanical Maintenance Technicians to join our rapidly growing engineering team based in Chirk, North Wales.

These are full time, permanent positions offering earning up to £52,000+ including shift allowance, overtime & bonus.

Kronospan can also offer Relocation Assistance (up to £8000) along with Home Office Employer Sponsorship and Financial Support towards VISA applications.

Day Mechanical Technician Hours – 08.00 - 16.30 (5 days Monday to Friday) or you can choose to work 07.00 – 17.00 (4 days between Monday to Friday)
Shift Mechanical Technician Hours - Full Continental 4 on 4 off (06.00 - 18.00 & 18.00 - 06.00)

The role:

  • Providing front line maintenance support to a specific area of our industry leading plant
  • Drive continuous improvement projects
  • Bring fresh ideas – could we be doing this better?
  • Heavy involvement in planned preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance

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Requirements

The candidate:

  • Experienced in manufacturing maintenance
  • You will be educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering
  • A ‘Hands-on' individual, you will also positive, with a ‘can-do' approach to your work
  • This is an ideal opportunity for ambitious, resilient and driven individuals to progress your career in a successful, multi-national organisation

What we offer

Additional information
Just some of what we are able to offer includes –

  • Expected earnings between £42,000 & £55,000.
  • Exciting and challenging work
  • Continued training, support and career development
  • The opportunity to work with and learn from, industry leading people who are committed to technical excellence
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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