Hands-on Mechanical Maintenance Engineer — Fast-Paced Plant

Kingston Recruitment Ltd; Hessle; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health scheme

Enhanced pension

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Kingston Recruitment is recruiting a Mechanically biased Multi Skilled Technician for a well-established manufacturing business. The role focuses on reliability and performance of plant and equipment, with involvement in both planned maintenance and reactive breakdowns.

The candidate will work 4 on 4 off, 12‑hour day shifts from 6am to 6pm. The ideal applicant will have a time-served engineering apprenticeship, multi-skilled mechanical and electrical experience, and NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds.

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship or equivalent in engineering.
• Multi-skilled with both mechanical and electrical experience.
• Experience in fast-paced manufacturing environments.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out mechanical and some electrical maintenance to minimise downtime across plant and equipment.
• Diagnose faults and support breakdown investigations and repairs.
• Undertake planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and refurbishment of machinery.
• Set up and maintain plant and equipment for optimal performance.
• Support installation and commissioning of new machinery.
• Record maintenance activities, time, and materials using CMMS.
• Liaise with contractors and suppliers to source parts.

Skills

Multi-skilled

Fault-finding

Team player

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds

Time-served engineering apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Kingston Recruitment is recruiting a Mechanically biased Multi Skilled Technician for a well-established manufacturing business. The role focuses on reliability and performance of plant and equipment, with involvement in both planned maintenance and reactive breakdowns.

The candidate will work 4 on 4 off, 12‑hour day shifts from 6am to 6pm. The ideal applicant will have a time-served engineering apprenticeship, multi-skilled mechanical and electrical experience, and NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds.