Maintenance Engineer

JAM Recruitment Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Employee assistance programme

Health program

Bonus after 12 months

Travel expenses covered

Job summary

As a Sealer Support Technician in Derby, you will split your time between workshop tasks and on-site visits across the UK, assembling, calibrating and repairing sealing equipment while addressing customer needs. This full-time role pays £34,000 annually and includes all travel costs covered.

You will work from technical drawings, service at customer sites, handle spare parts stock, and provide technical assistance by phone and email, contributing to improvements of packaging machinery.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship-trained engineer or HNC/HND in a relevant discipline.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and PLC systems.
• Ability to read and work from technical drawings.
• Strong communication skills with a customer-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Build, assemble and test sealing machinery from technical drawings.
• Carry out equipment calibrations, servicing and repairs both in-house and at customer sites.
• Manage spare parts stock levels and complete regular stock checks.
• Support customers with technical enquiries via phone and email.
• Assist with development and improvement of packaging machinery and production equipment.

Skills

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Pneumatic knowledge

PLC systems

Reading drawings

Customer-focused

Microsoft Office

Education

Apprenticeship-trained engineer or HNC/HND in a relevant discipline

Job description

As a Maintenance Engineer in Derby, you will join a specialist manufacturing business, splitting your time between workshop tasks and customer sites across the UK. Your focus is assembling, calibrating, and repairing sealing equipment, plus resolving technical faults on innovative packaging machinery. This full-time role pays £34,000 annually and covers all travel costs. You will support clients directly, applying your hands-on problem-solving skills to build and maintain complex systems. The position suits a proactive engineer seeking variety and the chance to deepen expertise through practical work. Responsibilities include equipment upkeep, on-site service visits, and technical assistance, offering a diverse workload within a growing sector. Are you a hands-on engineer who enjoys solving technical problems, building machinery, and working directly with customers?

The Role

As a Sealer Support Technician, you'll be responsible for supporting customers, assembling and maintaining sealing equipment, carrying out calibrations and repairs, and assisting with the continuous improvement of machinery and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, assemble and test sealing machinery from technical drawings.
• Carry out equipment calibrations, servicing and repairs both in-house and at customer sites.
• Manage spare parts stock levels and complete regular stock checks.
• Support customers with technical enquiries via phone and email.
• Assist with the development and improvement of packaging machinery and production equipment.

About You

• We're looking for a practical and organised engineer with strong technical knowledge and excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Apprenticeship-trained engineer or qualified to HNC/HND level in a relevant discipline.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and PLC systems.
• Ability to read and work from technical drawings.
• Strong communication skills with a customer-focused approach.
• Competent using Microsoft Office and maintaining technical records.

What's In It For You?

• Salary of £34,000 .
• 21 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Employee assistance programme
• Health and wellbeing programme including health checks and reward days
• Bonus scheme after 12 months of employment
• Occasional UK travel with all travel expenses fully covered .
• Ongoing training and development within a supportive team environment.

Interested? If you're a motivated engineer who enjoys a mix of technical hands-on work, customer interaction and UK travel, we'd love to hear from you.