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Probe Technical Recruitment
United Kingdom
Remote
GBP 53,000 - 62,000
Full time
Job summary
A well-known recruitment company is looking for a multi-skilled maintenance engineer to support their engineering team near Wolverhampton. The role involves planned and reactive maintenance, supervising subcontractors, and supporting plant and machinery operations. Candidates should possess fault-finding capabilities and relevant engineering qualifications. A competitive salary and career development opportunities are offered.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Apprentice trained (mechanical or electrical).
- Proven experience supporting automated plant and equipment.
- Electrical qualifications preferred.
Responsibilities
- Carry out planned and reactive maintenance.
- Ensure smooth running of plant and machinery.
- Manage and supervise subcontractors on site.
Skills
Education
Tools
I have a fantastic opportunity for a maintenance engineer to join a well‑known company based near Wolverhampton. As an engineer you will support the engineering team leader to carry out effective maintenance across the site.
My client is looking for a maintenance engineer to join their team on a continental shift pattern. The right person will be a multi‑skilled engineer with no preference as training will be provided. As well as a good salary and benefits package my client offers career development opportunities for those who seek it.
- Salary £53,514
- Premium rate overtime. (x1.5 and x2).
- Pension Scheme.
- Generous holiday entitlement.
- Clear progression routes.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance.
- Company activities and events.
- Free Parking.
- Fantastic Facilities.
- Planned and Reactive maintenance.
- Ensure smooth running of the plant and machinery.
- Manage and supervise sub‑contractors on site.
- Identify and procure critical plant spares.
- Monitor electrical and mechanical systems performance.
- 18th edition (Advantageous).
- FMCG experience.
- Strong fault‑finding capabilities.
- Health & Safety / Food Safety.
- Be knowledgeable in using quality assurance systems and standards.
- PLC knowledge (advantageous)
- CMMS Knowledge.
- Be able to work as part of a team.
Please apply find out more about this role.
This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Dudley, Telford, Walsall, Bilston, Featherstone, Cannock, Stafford, and surrounding areas.
Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.
Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Maintenance, Reliability & Service Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994
We are a well respected employer who are seeking to recruit an experienced Maintenance Technician to join our established shift maintenance team.
In return for your Maintenance Technician skills and experience, we offer a salary of £46K, paid overtime at premium rates, plus company pension, excellent holiday entitlement and a Stable Working Environment.
As a maintenance technician, you’ll be working within a small but effective team that has been with us for many years, operating within a well structured maintenance department. You’ll be responsible for both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, so experience in supporting plant and equipment is essential.
As a maintenance technician you must hold formal electrical or mechanical qualifications and ideally be apprentice trained. But you must have proven experience of supporting automated plant and equipment within a manufacturing, process or production environment.
This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career into a company that rarely recruits and offers the security of a stable and consistent working environment rarely found in other areas of engineering.
This Role is Commutable From: Walsall, West Brom & Wolverhampton.
Our company has a respected and established presence in the region for many years, producing a well‑known product that has garnered global recognition. With a low staff turnover, we pride ourselves on creating a supportive and stable working environment for our employees.
Due to expansion we are seeking to recruit proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician, to join our maintenance team.
In return for your Maintenance skills and experience, we offer:-
- Starting Salary of c£48,000
- Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
- Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
- Company Funded Pension
- Life Assurance
- Excellent Holiday Entitlement (with the option to buy additional days)
- Company Funded Healthcare
- Company Funded Further Education Support
- Early Friday Finish
- Company Funded Workwear
- Free Onsite Parking
As a proven Maintenance Technician you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, that will see you supporting start of the art automated production equipment.
Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified either Electrically to a City & Guilds or NVQ standard and have some understanding of Plc Controls and Robot technology, allied to have previous experience of supporting plant and equipment within a fast paced manufacturing or production environment.
The role is commutable from Burntwood, Cannock, Rugeley & Tamworth
Our company has a respected and established presence in the region for many years, producing a well‑known product that has garnered global recognition. With a low staff turnover, we pride ourselves on creating a supportive and stable working environment for our employees.
Due to expansion we are seeking to recruit proven Reliability Engineer, to join our established team.
In return for your skills and experience, we offer:-
- Starting Salary c£52,000
- Day Working
- Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
- Company Funded Pension
- Life Assurance
- Genuine Career Development & Further Education Support
- Early Friday Finish
Working within a team of likeminded professionals, you will be required to support on site maintenance technicians, working with them to resolve issues and make improvements to production processes, that heavily rely on automation.
You must be qualified Electrically or Mechanically and have proven experience of planning projects within manufacturing or production environments. Alongside having experience of improving plant reliability by critiquing data that relates to OEE, MTBF & MTTR and implementing changes to improve performance.
Allied to your systems experience you must also have experience with Siemens S7 / TIA Portal Plc, WinCC Flex HMI and ideally Robot applications.
You’ll be part of a stable, well organised maintenance team with experienced, long serving colleagues, supporting and maintaining a broad range of automated plant and equipment.
The role is commutable from Burntwood, Cannock, Rugeley & Tamworth
I have a great opportunity for a mechanically bias maintenance engineer to join a leading company in Shopshire. My client is implementing growth in their manufacturing capabilities and need extra hands in their engineering department.
My client is looking for a maintenance engineer to join their team on a continental shift pattern. The right person will be a multi‑skilled engineer with a mechanical bias, this role offers stability and progression routes.
- Salary £47,000
- 23 days holiday
- Training and progression opportunities.
- Life assurance.
- Improve and promote safety across site.
- Carry out planned and preventive maintenance.
- Fault find on mechanical and electrical equipment.
- Respond to breakdowns.
- Report on machinery faults.
- Update CMMS.
- Contact OEM’s and suppliers.
- Apprentice trained. (Mechanical or Electrical).
- Recognised engineering qualification.
- Strong fault‑finding capabilities.
- CMMS experience.
- Health & Safety / Food Safety.
- Be knowledgeable in using quality assurance systems and standards.
- PLC knowledge (advantageous)
Please apply find out more about this role.
This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth, Telford, Newport, Shifnal, Stafford, Cannock, Shrewsbury and surrounding areas.
I’m looking for a multi‑skilled maintenance engineer in the Stoke area. We’re working closely to identify an engineer that is qualified to a minimum level 3 in an engineering discipline. You will be part of a big multi‑disciplined maintenance team on a continental shift rota. They will offer you a great package starting at £52,889 + shift cover premiums and OT. They also offer an extensive benefits package including a matched pension of up to 10% and training courses such as mech to elec and PLC training.
My client is a British firm that operates across the UK for a wider group, and they can offer you a secure position packed with benefits during an uncertain period.
- Pension matched up to 10% (20% all in).
- 24 days holiday.
- Cycle to work.
- Discounted products.
- Access to health and dental services.
- X4 death in service.
- Employee assistance programmes.
- Training and development (PLC courses etc).
- Assist with breakdowns.
- Planned and reactive maintenance.
- Improving and maintaining production equipment.
- Updating CMMS.
- Fault diagnostic and repair.
- Recognised engineering qualifications. (NVQ Level 3 as minimum).
- Electrical qualifications would be a bonus.
- FMCG experience.
- Knowledge around pneumatics.
- Knowledge with packaging machinery (advantageous).
- Please apply find out more about this fantastic role.
This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Stoke-on-Trent, Market Drayton, Crewe, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, and surrounding areas.
A massive opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a global company based in the heart of Shropshire. My client has been in business for well over 100 years and is a market leader in its sector.
My client is looking for a maintenance engineer to join their Panama shift. The right person will be a multi‑skilled engineer with an electrical bias.
- Salary £50,000
- OT at premium rates (x1.5 and x2).
- 22 days holiday (rising with service).
- Death in Service.
- Support lines.
- Fantastic culture and facilities.
- Training + Progression.
- Panama shift. (3’s and 2’s).
- To maintain/repair machinery equipment.
- Carrying out general machine maintenance.
- Planned and Preventive maintenance.
- Electrical installation work.
- Attending breakdowns.
- Working with apprentices.
- Recognised engineering qualifications.
- Ideally Electrically qualified.
- Hydraulics and pneumatics.
- Manufacturing maintenance experience.
- Mechanical abilities.
- SAP experiences advantageous.
Please apply find out more about this fantastic role.
This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Shifnal, Ironbridge, Doseley, Codsall, Telford, Newport, Shrewsbury, Market Drayton, Wolverhampton, and surrounding areas.
Commutable from Castle Vale, Erdington, Hampstead, Perry Barr & Surrounding Areas
Are you a mechanically or electrically qualified Maintenance Engineer looking for a secure, long term position with no night shifts, a varied workload and great work life balance?
Due to an upcoming retirement, were looking to add a versatile and experienced Maintenance Engineer to our established team. This is a hands on, all round role where you’ll use your full range of skills from day to day maintenance through to machine building, improvement projects and occasional fabrication work.
- Competitive salary circa £43,000+ (negotiable for the right person)
- Bespoke Days - Monday to Friday
- Secure, long term position in a well established and friendly business
- Company funded pension scheme
- Free on site parking
- Excellent staff retention and a supportive team culture
- Working in a busy engineering environment, you’ll carry out a wide range of tasks including:
- Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
- Reactive fault finding and repairs
- Machine building, rebuilds and installation (in house)
- Supporting continuous improvement and reliability projects
- This is not just a maintenance job – it’s a varied engineering role where your practical experience and initiative will be fully utilised to help keep the site running efficiently and improve equipment performance over time.
- A qualified Maintenance Engineer (mechanical or electrical)
- Broad engineering experience in an industrial setting – such as manufacturing, production, or distribution
- Confident working with motors, drives, HMIs, and basic Plc controls
- Practical hands on skills across fault finding, maintenance, and machinery improvements
- Experience in machine build and/or welding & fabrication would be a strong advantage
- A flexible, reliable, and team‑oriented mindset
If you’re looking for a role where your full skill set will be valued and where every day brings variety – this is it.
Join a small, skilled maintenance team in a stable business that values quality engineering work and offers long‑term security.
Apply today – flexible start dates and salary discussions available for the right candidate.
I am working exclusively with a fantastic organisation who are currently looking for an electrically biassed Maintenance Engineer. My client is a UK‑based manufacturer that manufacture solutions used in commercial, healthcare, retail and other large‑scale buildings.
We are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to work a straight day’s role that is packed with great benefits. If you are looking for a secure role, no shifts and a company that looks after their staff, please apply for more information.
- 26 days holiday + BH.
- Birthday off.
- Life Assurance and Death in service.
- Enhanced pension.
- Occupational Health.
- Free Parking.
- Employee Benefits Platform (Highstreet discounts, Cycle to work etc.).
- Days (08:00 – 16:45)
- Carry out preventive maintenance tasks and checks.
- Attend breakdowns.
- Update maintenance logs.
- Assist with machinery efficiency.
- Be flexible and adaptable to situations.
- Electrical qualifications is essential.
- NVQ Level 3, HNC or recognised engineering qualifications.
- Wiring regs (advantageous).
- PLC experience.
- Manufacturing maintenance experience.
- Facilities maintenance (advantageous).
- Experience in manufacturing or factory environments.
- Ability to work within a team.
Please apply to find out more information about the company and role.
This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Manchester, Warrington, Stockport, Macclesfield, Congleton, Crewe, Leek, Stok-on-Trent, Keele, and Surrounding areas.
I’m partnering with a great manufacturing company to help them find a mechanically bias maintenance engineer. My client operates across Europe and are as busy as ever! You will be part of a big maintenance team with great opportunities to grow, develop and progress.
We are looking for a maintenance engineer to work a 4 on 4 off DAYS only role. The right person will be mechanically qualified and have experience in a maintenance capacity within a manufacturing environment.
- Company pension.
- Dental and health cover + more
- 25 days holiday (pro‑rated for shift workers).
- Buy and sell holidays.
- Training and progression.
- Days – 4on 4off.
- Planned and reactive maintenance.
- Ensure plant and equipment are running smoothly.
- Update maintenance logs.
- Contribute to efficiency and reliability.
- Fabrication and welding.
- NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Discipline.
- Experience in manufacturing or factory environments.
- Welding and Fabrication experience. (desirable).
- Bearing fitting and alignment.
- Ability to work within a team.
Please apply to find out more information about the company and role.
This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Hull, Goxhill, Barton-upon-Humber, Scunthorpe, Grimsby, and surrounding areas.
A great opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a company at their brand-new facility in Worcester. My client is an award‑winning manufacturing firm within the building and construction sector. The right person will be a multi-skilled engineer and will play a vital part in the movement of sites.
Due to huge investment (and brand‑new site) my client is looking for another Maintenance Engineer to join the days rotation shift (details below). The role will become a straight day’s position.
- Bonus.
- 6% pension contributions.
- Training.
- Life assurance.
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
- Days – (6:00-14:30 week1 / 10:30-19:00 week2)
- Early finish Friday and a later start on Monday.
- Assist with the movement of machinery.
- Assist with the installation of brand‑new machinery.
- Occasional travel to Dudley site (first few months).
- Planned and reactive maintenance.
- Fill in maintenance logs.
- Ability to read electrical drawings.
- Wiring regs (advantageous).
- Manufacturing maintenance experience.
- Driving license.
- Machine tool or presses experience (advantageous).
Please apply to find out more information about the company and role.
Redditch, Worcester, Droitwich, Kidderminster, Stourport, Stourbridge, Bromsgrove, Hagley, Halesowen, and surrounding areas.
We are a well respected employer who are seeking to recruit an experienced Site Services Engineer to join our established site based team.
In return for your Site Service Engineer skills and experience, we offer a negotiable salary of £43k -£48K (dependent on your skills and experience, plus company pension, excellent holiday entitlement and a Stable Working Environment.
As a site services engineer, you’ll be working within a small but effective team and will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our site. Which will require you to have experience of supporting a range of HVAC, steam raising, refrigeration and water treatment plant.
As a site services engineer you must hold formal qualifications in your chosen discipline with proven experience of supporting relevant plant and equipment.
This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career into a single site role, offering the security of a stable and consistent working environment rarely found.
This Role is Commutable From: Alvechurch, Bromsgrove, Lapworth, Redditch, Studley & Wythall
- Stable, consistent business with lots of new work
We’re looking for a hands‑on, proactive Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement Engineer to join our team.
You will be joining a well - established manufacturing organisation, who have a solid and long‑standing customer base, and we have lots of new work coming through too, despite tough times!
Working closely with our design, manufacturing, and quality teams to introduce new products efficiently, resolve production challenges, and ensure robust, sustainable solutions. This position is ideal for an engineer passionate about lean manufacturing, process optimisation, and delivering measurable results.
Commutable from Walsall, Brownhills, Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield, Tamworth, Aldridge, Shenstone, Kings Heath, Halesowen, Stourbridge, Aston, Birmingham, Dudley, Stourbridge, Solihull and Bournville
- Lead and support (New Product Introduction) projects.
- Manage tooling orders and trials, including monitoring and pass‑offs.
- Create and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for manufacturing and assembly.
- Collaborate daily with the quality team, suppliers, and customers to resolve issues.
- Train operators on new methods, tooling, and fixtures for new product launches.
- Obtain budgetary quotations for tooling and equipment.
- Drive Kaizen and lean manufacturing initiatives, including SMED and 5S.
- Work with the design team on Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) best practices.
- Lead cost reduction projects and design modifications to improve processes.
- Participate in Six Sigma projects to enhance quality and efficiency.
- Prepare labour and tooling estimates for new job costings.
- Experience in a manufacturing or process engineering role.
- Your knowledge will have been gained from within manufacturing
- Strong understanding of lean tools and continuous improvement methods.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
- Knowledge of DFM/DFA principles and Six Sigma methodology desirable.
This role would suit a committed, friendly experience Manufacturing Engineer, who is looking for a long‑term career, within a friendly, very motivated team. You will enjoy a stable, long and fruitful career.
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