Maintenance Engineer

Pioneer Selection Ltd; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 37,800 - 46,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Long-term career progression opportunities

Opportunity to develop in a modern facility

Job summary

Pioneer Selection Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for their Basingstoke facility. This role involves planned and reactive maintenance within a global manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will enjoy a salary of up to £42k and a stable double days shift from Monday to Friday.

Key requirements include experience in a manufacturing setting and an engineering qualification. The role offers opportunities for career progression in a technically advanced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience within a manufacturing or automated production environment.
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planned and reactive maintenance across production equipment.
• Ensuring machinery reliability and minimal downtime.

Skills

Fault finding on manufacturing machinery

PPM and reactive maintenance

Experience with motors, sensors, drives, and control systems

Problem solving

Maintaining maintenance records

Education

Engineering qualification (Level 3 or equivalent)

Tools

PLC fault finding experience

Job description

Maintenance Engineer – Basingstoke – Salary up to £42k – Double days shift (Monday‑Friday 6‑2/2‑10)

Job Role of the Maintenance Engineer

A new opportunity has become available for a Maintenance Engineer to join a global manufacturing business at their Basingstoke site. The facility operates within a technically advanced production environment, manufacturing specialist products supplied into the healthcare and laboratory sectors worldwide.

The Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for planned and reactive maintenance across production and manufacturing equipment, ensuring machinery reliability, minimal downtime and continuous operational performance across the site.

Non‑Negotiable Requirements

• Experience within a manufacturing or automated production environment.
• Engineering qualification (Level 3 or equivalent).

Mandatory Requirements

• Experience carrying out PPM and reactive maintenance.
• Ability to fault find on manufacturing and automated machinery.
• Experience working with motors, sensors, drives and control systems.
• Ability to work alongside production teams, quality departments and external contractors.
• Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation.
• Comfortable working within a fast‑paced production environment.

Desirable Requirements

• PLC fault finding experience.
• Experience within food, pharmaceutical, medical or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Exposure to packaging, process or laboratory‑based manufacturing equipment.
• Multi‑skilled engineering background.

Benefits

• Working for a global, market‑leading manufacturing business.
• Modern manufacturing facility with onsite laboratory operations.
• Salary up to £42k and benefits package.
• Stable Monday‑Friday double days shift pattern.
• Opportunity to develop within a technically advanced manufacturing environment.
• Long‑term career progression opportunities within an international business.