Industrial Maintenance Engineer — Hands-On, Growth‑Focused

CV Technical; Manchester; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days holiday + bank holidays

4% pension

Training and development opportunities

Career progression

Job summary

CV Technical is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer for an industrial environment in Greater Manchester. The role is hands-on, joining a small engineering team to carry out planned and reactive maintenance on a range of production equipment.

The ideal candidate will have an engineering/maintenance background with experience on industrial machinery, plus mechanical/electrical maintenance skills and a practical, problem‑solving approach.

Qualifications

• Engineering/maintenance background preferred.
• Experience with industrial machinery or production equipment.
• Good mechanical and electrical maintenance experience.
• Awareness of Health & Safety procedures.
• Hands-on, practical approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work in a small engineering team.
• Steam boiler experience would be advantageous.
• Forklift licence advantageous with training provided.

Responsibilities

• Carry out hands‑on maintenance and repairs across industrial production machinery.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults.
• Ensure plant, equipment and building‑related issues are dealt with efficiently.
• Support the maintenance and reliability of industrial machinery and production equipment.
• Work safely and follow established engineering procedures.
• Ensure mechanical, electrical and steam systems operate in line with relevant legislation and requirements.
• Provide technical input into repairs, upgrades, new installations and equipment replacement.
• Assist with the installation and commissioning of new process equipment.
• Produce and maintain accurate maintenance records and reports.
• Support the wider production operation with engineering requirements and ad‑hoc maintenance tasks.
• Work closely with the existing engineering team to minimise downtime and keep production moving.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Health & Safety

Problem solving

Education

Engineering/maintenance background

Tools

Steam boiler experience

Forklift licence

Job description

CV Technical is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer for an industrial environment in Greater Manchester. The role is hands-on, joining a small engineering team to carry out planned and reactive maintenance on a range of production equipment.

The ideal candidate will have an engineering/maintenance background with experience on industrial machinery, plus mechanical/electrical maintenance skills and a practical, problem‑solving approach.