Maintenance Engineer

10 Recruitment Ltd; Denby Dale; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

10 Recruitment Ltd in Huddersfield has partnered with an established manufacturing business to recruit a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer. You will maintain production machinery, perform planned and reactive maintenance, fault-find on mechanical and electrical systems, and contribute to reliability improvements while working closely with teams.

Experience in textile weaving is a plus, but applications from other manufacturing backgrounds are welcome.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing maintenance is essential.
• Multi-skilled engineer with strong mechanical and electrical knowledge.
• Experience performing planned and reactive maintenance.
• Strong fault-finding and repair capabilities.
• Knowledge of motors, drives, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Proactive, hands-on approach to engineering and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance across production machinery.
• Respond to breakdowns, diagnose faults and perform repairs to minimise downtime.
• Undertake mechanical and electrical fault finding.
• Maintain and repair motors, drives, gearboxes, bearings and conveyors.
• Work with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Identify recurring faults and implement improvements for reliability.
• Support installations, modifications and general engineering improvements.
• Collaborate with production teams to maintain safe, efficient operation.
• Keep accurate maintenance records and adhere to health and safety procedures.
• Assist with general site maintenance as needed.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Fault finding

PPM experience

Health and safety awareness

Education

Engineering qualification

Job description

MULTI-SKILLED MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Salary: £43,000 - £45,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Industry: Manufacturing

10 Recruitment are working with an established manufacturing business in Huddersfield who are looking to recruit an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys working within a busy manufacturing environment, maintaining a variety of production machinery and playing a key role in keeping operations running efficiently.

We\'re looking for somebody with a strong understanding of both mechanical and electrical maintenance, who is confident fault-finding, carrying out repairs and taking a proactive approach to machinery reliability.

THE ROLE

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across manufacturing and production machinery.
• Respond to machinery breakdowns, diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs to minimise downtime.
• Undertake both mechanical and electrical fault-finding.
• Maintain and repair equipment including motors, drives, gearboxes, bearings, conveyors and other production machinery.
• Work with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Identify recurring machinery faults and implement improvements to prevent further breakdowns.
• Support machinery installations, modifications and general engineering improvements.
• Work closely with production teams to ensure machinery operates safely and efficiently.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and adhere to health and safety procedures.
• Assist with general site maintenance and engineering requirements where necessary.

WHAT WE\'RE LOOKING FOR

• Previous experience working as a Maintenance Engineer within manufacturing or an industrial environment.
• A multi-skilled engineering background, with good mechanical and electrical knowledge.
• Experience carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance.
• Confidence in fault-finding and repairing production machinery.
• Knowledge of motors, drives, hydraulics, pneumatics and mechanical transmission systems.
• A recognised engineering qualification or relevant practical experience.
• A proactive, hands-on approach to engineering and problem-solving.
• Somebody who takes pride in maintaining machinery and keeping production running.
• Experience within textile manufacturing, weaving machinery or other continuous production environments would be particularly advantageous, although engineers from other manufacturing backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

WHAT\'S ON OFFER?

• Salary of £43,000 - £45,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
• Permanent opportunity with an established manufacturing business.
• Varied engineering work across production machinery.
• Opportunity to contribute to machinery improvements and reliability.
• A long-term position within a manufacturing environment.