Hands-on Site Maintenance Engineer — Reliability & Upgrades

Bodycote plc; Chard Town; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% Shift Allowance

Company Pension Scheme

Health & Wellbeing Support

Ongoing Training and Development

Career Progression

Job summary

Bodycote plc in Chard is seeking a hands-on Site Maintenance Engineer to ensure reliability, safety, and performance of site equipment in a busy manufacturing setting. You will lead fault-finding and drive improvements across the plant.

Join a global engineering leader focused on innovation and sustainability. The role involves planned and reactive maintenance with collaboration across production teams and external contractors, on rotating shifts in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Electrical qualification with a mechanical understanding.
• Hands-on engineering and maintenance experience within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong fault finding and problem solving skills.
• Experience supporting engineering projects and coordinating contractors.
• A proactive, self motivated approach with the ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication skills and a team focused attitude.
• A desire to continuously learn, improve, and contribute to site success.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on production equipment and site facilities
• Diagnosing and resolving electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime
• Supporting site improvement projects, equipment upgrades, and installations
• Managing and coordinating external contractors when required
• Identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability and operational performance
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards
• Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and engineering excellence

Skills

Electrical qualification

Mechanical understanding

Fault finding

Maintenance experience

Project coordination

Independent work

Communication

Continuous improvement

Job description

Bodycote plc in Chard is seeking a hands-on Site Maintenance Engineer to ensure reliability, safety, and performance of site equipment in a busy manufacturing setting. You will lead fault-finding and drive improvements across the plant.

Join a global engineering leader focused on innovation and sustainability. The role involves planned and reactive maintenance with collaboration across production teams and external contractors, on rotating shifts in a dynamic environment.