Facilities Engineer

Hydrogen Group; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydrogen Group is recruiting an experienced Facilities Engineer to join an established high-tech manufacturing site in the UK. You will maintain plant, facilities and production equipment to maximise uptime, safety and performance, reporting to the Engineering Manager.

The role focuses on planned preventative maintenance, breakdown response and continuous improvement. The base salary is £35–£40k with a 30% shift allowance, working 7:30am–5:30pm, five days on and three days off.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical maintenance background is required.
• Basic electrical maintenance knowledge is required.
• Experience in manufacturing/industrial environments is preferred.
• Experience with planned preventive maintenance (PPM) is desirable.
• Good communication and ability to work in a maintenance team is essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across plant and facilities.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Support basic electrical fault finding and maintenance activities.
• Ensure all maintenance complies with health & safety and statutory requirements.
• Manage preventative maintenance schedules and record work completed.
• Work with external contractors and service providers when required.
• Support continuous improvement projects and implement engineering best practices.
• Participate in an on-call rota for out-of-hours breakdown support.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Maintenance planning

Troubleshooting

Job description

I'm currently recruiting on behalf of an established, high-tech manufacturing business for an experienced Facilities Engineer to join their site engineering and maintenance team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a company operating in a highly regulated manufacturing environment, supporting critical plant, facilities, and production equipment to ensure maximum uptime, safety, and operational performance.

The Role

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering planned preventative maintenance, responding to equipment breakdowns, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

The basic salary will be £35-£40k + 30% shift allowance on top of basic pay. The shifts are 7:30am-5:30pm 5 days and then 3 days off.

Key responsibilities include:

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across plant and facilities.
• Diagnosing and resolving mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Supporting basic electrical fault finding and maintenance activities.
• Ensuring all maintenance activities comply with health & safety and statutory requirements.
• Managing preventative maintenance schedules and accurately recording work completed.
• Working with external contractors and service providers where required.
• Supporting continuous improvement projects and implementing engineering best practices.
• Participating in an on-call rota to provide out-of-hours breakdown support.

About You

We're looking for someone with a strong mechanical maintenance background who also has basic electrical maintenance experience. This role would suit an engineer who is confident working on mechanical systems while being comfortable carrying out first-line electrical fault finding and maintenance.

Ideally you'll have:

• Experience within a manufacturing, industrial, or production environment.
• Strong mechanical maintenance and fault-finding skills.
• Basic electrical maintenance knowledge (motors, sensors, isolations, fault finding, etc.).
• Experience with planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a maintenance team.

If you're looking for a varied maintenance role within a stable and innovative manufacturing business, I'd be happy to discuss the opportunity in more detail.