Maintenance Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Chester; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Maintenance Engineer in Chester. The role involves reactive maintenance across the site, with a salary of £44,000 plus overtime. Comprehensive training and development opportunities are provided, with prospects of earning over £50,000. Ideal for candidates with a hands-on approach and a willingness to learn new skills.

Benefits

Life Assurance: x1 annual salary

Structured progression and cross-skilling opportunities

Overtime available

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a maintenance role.
• Strong understanding of pumps, compressors, boilers, pneumatics, motors, and hydraulics.
• Ability to fault find on PLCs (no programming required).

Responsibilities

• Reactive maintenance across the site - keeping operations running smoothly.
• Working with a wide range of equipment.
• Facilities and plant maintenance.

Skills

Reactive maintenance

Fault finding on PLCs

Understanding of pumps, compressors, and boilers

Hands-on approach

Willingness to learn

Education

18th Edition certification

NVQ 3 Electrical

HNC

Tools

CMMS system

Welding (TIG/Stick)

Job description

Overview

Maintenance Engineer

Shifts: 4 on 4 off – Days & Nights

Location: Chester

Salary: £44,000 base + overtime (earn £46-48K OTE). Salary rising to £50,000 once the training matrix is complete.

Our client is looking for a hands-on, proactive Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team on a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern (days & nights, 6am-6pm / 6pm-6am).

This role is an excellent opportunity for a recently qualified engineer or an experienced engineer looking to expand their skill set. With a comprehensive training matrix in place, we actively support career development and cross-skilling — for example, offering pathways for mechanical engineers to gain electrical qualifications, including the 18th Edition certification. We invest heavily in our people, with a clear internal training matrix linked to salary. Your career and earnings can progress to £50K+ with development.

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, you'll be responsible for:

• Reactive maintenance across the site - keeping operations running smoothly.
• Working with a wide range of equipment: compressors, boilers, pumps, valves, pneumatics, motors, and hydraulics (pumps/seals).
• Facilities and plant maintenance.
• PLC fault finding (bespoke/obscure German systems - no programming required).
• PPMs managed through our CMMS system (mainly carried out on night shifts).
• Occasional welding (TIG/Stick) - desirable but not essential.

Prospects & Training

We invest heavily in our people, with a clear internal training matrix linked to salary. Your career and earnings can progress to £50K+ with development.

What you'll get

Initial Training: Site systems, health & safety, and equipment training when you start.

Future Development: Structured progression and cross-skilling opportunities.

Extra Qualifications:

• Boiler Training (STEAM) - intensive BOAS and LTA (Laundry Technology Academy).
• 18th Edition, NVQ 3 Electrical, HNC.
• IOSH Safety Training.
• NVQ Multi-Skilling & Management Courses.
• Additional technical upskilling (pneumatics, hydraulics, welding, etc.).

If training is beneficial to both you and the company, we'll invest in it.

Pay & Benefits

Salary: £44,000 basic (earn an extra £2K-£7K with overtime).

Contracted hours: 42 per week (4 on / 4 off, 12-hour shifts).

Overtime: Plenty available, shared across the team.

Life Assurance: x1 annual salary.

What Our Client is looking for

• Proven experience in a maintenance role.
• Strong understanding of pumps, compressors, boilers, pneumatics, motors, and hydraulics.
• Ability to fault find on PLCs (no programming required).
• Flexible, hands-on approach - this is a very reactive environment.
• Willingness to learn and take on training/development.

If you're looking for a role where every day is different, where your ideas and skills are valued, and where your training is invested in, this could be your next step.

Apply now to join a team that develops from within and rewards your growth.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.