Maintenance Engineer

When equipment stops, you’re the person people want on shift. If you’re the kind of engineer who can walk into a breakdown, get to the root cause quickly, and keep production moving, this role will feel right at home.

Youwill be supporting planned maintenance, breakdown response, and overall equipment reliability in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where no two days are ever quite the same.

About the Business
This is a well-established, large-scale manufacturing operation with a strong focus on reliability, safety, and continuous improvement. The site operates high-volume production processes where engineering performance is critical to overall output. You’ll be joining a stable, skilled maintenance team with a strong emphasis on teamwork, problem-solving, and keeping production running efficiently.

Shift Pattern
3-shift rotating system:

• 6:00am – 2:00pm
• 2:00pm – 10:00pm
• 10:00pm – 6:00am

Benefits

• Contributory pension scheme
• 25 days / 187.5 hours annual leave
• Site performance-based quarterly bonus (not guaranteed)
• Free parking
• Employee Assistance Programme

Key Responsibilities

• Fault diagnosis on mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems, responding quickly to breakdowns
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to schedule
• Completing engineering maintenance tasks within assigned areas
• Updating CMMS records for breakdowns, downtime and maintenance history
• Ensuring effective shift handovers where applicable
• Maintaining safe working practices in line with 6S and risk assessments
• Supporting continuous improvement to reduce downtime and improve efficiency
• Supporting and developing apprentices within the team
• Ensuring plant and equipment is correctly serviced, maintained and calibrated
• Providing flexible support across departments when required

About You

• Time-served apprenticeship in engineering or HNC (or equivalent) in maintenance/manufacturing engineering
• Strong fault-finding skills across mechanical and electrical systems
• Good communication skills at all levels
• Self-motivated, disciplined, and proactive approach
• Team-focused with a continuous improvement mindset

Working Environment
Plant-based role within a busy manufacturing environment focused on reliability, safety, and performance.

Keen to know more? Click apply, or drop me a call on (phone number removed) - Dan