Autonomous Maintenance Engineer – Weekdays, Early Friday Finish

Kingston Recruitment; Hessle; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fri early finish on Friday

Generous holidays incl. Christmas shut

Job summary

Kingston Recruitment is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer/Factory Fitter to take ownership of maintenance within a busy manufacturing environment in Hessle. This is a highly autonomous, hands-on role that requires a practical engineer comfortable working independently.

You will maintain a diverse range of machinery and factory services, diagnose faults across mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems, and drive reliability improvements across the plant.

Qualifications

• Experience as Maintenance Engineer or Factory Fitter in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong ability to work across mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.
• Welding and fabrication experience.
• Self-motivated and highly autonomous with the ability to manage own workload.
• Experience in smaller manufacturing businesses where flexibility is essential.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of planned and reactive maintenance across the factory.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical faults.
• Maintain and repair a wide range of industrial and woodworking machinery.
• Undertake welding, fabrication and general engineering repairs.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns, minimising production downtime.
• Maintain factory services, equipment, spare parts and maintenance stock.
• Work closely with production and management to improve reliability and efficiency.

Skills

Maintenance

Mechanical

Electrical

Hydraulic

Pneumatic

Welding

Job description

Kingston Recruitment is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer/Factory Fitter to take ownership of maintenance within a busy manufacturing environment in Hessle. This is a highly autonomous, hands-on role that requires a practical engineer comfortable working independently.

You will maintain a diverse range of machinery and factory services, diagnose faults across mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems, and drive reliability improvements across the plant.