Hands-On Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Contek Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Reading; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Contek Recruitment Solutions Ltd represents a well-established Reading-based manufacturing client in need of a hands-on Maintenance Engineer. The role covers planned and reactive maintenance across plant and production equipment, with a balanced mechanical and electrical workload and a 40-hour week.

The successful candidate will carry out fault-finding, repairs, and participate in upgrades, ensuring safe, compliant operations and documentation of all maintenance activities.

Qualifications

• This role requires a balanced mechanical and electrical maintenance background.
• Experience maintaining plant, machinery and production equipment in a manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Experience with planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdowns.
• Desirable to have an engineering qualification or apprenticeship, and 18th Edition is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance across plant, machinery and production equipment.
• Respond to breakdowns and carry out fault-finding to minimise production downtime.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults across a range of machinery.
• Install, modify and commission new and existing machinery.
• Identify recurring faults and contribute to improvements in reliability and performance.
• Complete maintenance records and document all work accurately.
• Collaborate with production teams to respond to maintenance requirements and minimise disruption.
• Support continuous improvement and engineering projects across the site.
• Ensure maintenance activities are carried out safely and in line with site procedures.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Fault-finding

Problem solving

Autonomous work

Education

Engineering qualification or apprenticeship

18th Edition qualification (advantage)

Tools

Control systems basics

Sensors

Job description

Contek Recruitment Solutions Ltd represents a well-established Reading-based manufacturing client in need of a hands-on Maintenance Engineer. The role covers planned and reactive maintenance across plant and production equipment, with a balanced mechanical and electrical workload and a 40-hour week.

The successful candidate will carry out fault-finding, repairs, and participate in upgrades, ensuring safe, compliant operations and documentation of all maintenance activities.