About
Employer description
For over 50 years, Advanced Air has been a trusted manufacturer of energy-efficient air distribution systems and fire safety products, offering exceptional service and maintenance support. We provide performance-guaranteed energy-efficient air distribution and management products, including Fan Coil Units, Air Diffusers, Grilles and Louvres and VAV Units.
Main description
The role of the Maintenance Engineer is to ensure all maintenance plans are achieved and have the resources to complete the tasks required with maximum regard for the company policies on Health and Safety. The Maintenance team works closely with Production.
Main Duties:
- Promote team working and good communications, manage employee performance through review system and ensure compliance with the company’s handbook.
- Liaise with Production Manager, Team Leaders regarding a planned maintenance schedule to carry out preventative maintenance as is necessary to ensure that machinery and equipment is adequately maintained to prevent breakdowns.
- Promptly attend breakdowns and ensure tasks are prioritized with the aim of keeping downtime to a minimum. You must inform the Department Team Leader or Production Manager when a breakdown is completed and handed back to production
- Assess and order parts and equipment necessary to complete individual tasks.
- Work on production lines and cells to learn sheet metal processes and skills to widen your skills knowledge to become and all round manufacturing maintenance engineer.
- Liaise with outside contractors on scheduling machine maintenance and or building maintenance during normal and out of hours where required.
- Communicate all issues to the Maintenance Manager/Production Manager if those problems are likely to cause production to miss targets.
- Carry small works, building work task, utilities, service work periodical works.
- Carry workshop engineering duties such as but not exhaustive welding, grinding, cutting, milling, drilling, tapping, adhesion
- Operate and maintain clean as you go methodology
- Attend college, training courses, peer training to build up knowledge and skills identified by the company to fulfil your role
- Available for call outs.
- Carry out any other reasonable requests as required (such as working on the production line such as in paint line, operating/setting up machines, wet spray to help fulfil targets. Carry out training).
Entry requirements
Essential:
GCSE or Equivalent in Maths and English Grades 5-9.
Skills required
- Attention to detail
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
Training to be provided
The learner will be studying the Engineering Maintenance Technician - dual discipline Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard qualification.
Day release to West Suffolk College.
Things to consider
Varied day to day working and can often have changing priorities. Use of specialist machinery and equipment.
Future prospects
Further training qualifications, iPaf, abrasive wheel, first aid, manual handling, fork truck, inhouse Plc programming, assist with prepping for product Fire Testing. Full Time role on completion.
Closing Date
The closing date for this job offer is on 04/05/2026
Salary
£ 22247.16 per year
Location
This job is located in Thetford,, Norfolk
How to Apply
About West Suffolk College
West Suffolk College is an ambitious vocational and academic College, with a stunning main campus set in the heart of Bury St Edmunds. We are committed to providing outstanding education to all our students.
