Hands-on Mechanical Maintenance Engineer - PPM Focus

Venatu Consulting Ltd; Barrow-upon-Humber; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

33 days annual leave

Free Gym

Subsidised canteen

Enhanced overtime

Job summary

Venatu Consulting Ltd is recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join an established engineering team at a modern production facility. The role focuses on preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis and long-term repair of specialist manufacturing equipment.

The successful candidate will work a Monday–Friday day pattern (£41,500 salary with enhanced overtime at £30/hour) and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring high machine reliability and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Proven experience in mechanical maintenance within manufacturing.
• Strong fault-finding and repair skills.
• Experience carrying out planned preventative maintenance programmes.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and interpret technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across a wide range of equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve predominantly mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Maintain, repair and replace components on specialist manufacturing machinery.
• Work with rotating equipment, gearboxes, pumps, conveyors and lifting systems.
• Read and interpret mechanical drawings and CMMS documentation.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve reliability and safety.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Preventative maintenance

Diagnosing faults

Read drawings

CMMS usage

Education

Level 3 Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Shire CMMS

Electrical fault-finding

Job description

Venatu Consulting Ltd is recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join an established engineering team at a modern production facility. The role focuses on preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis and long-term repair of specialist manufacturing equipment.

The successful candidate will work a Monday–Friday day pattern (£41,500 salary with enhanced overtime at £30/hour) and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring high machine reliability and safety standards.