Maintenance Engineer

Recruit Mint Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Onsite free parking

Company pension

Childcare vouchers

Annual tool allowance

Job summary

Recruit Mint Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a shift role focused on keeping production equipment running safely and efficiently. You will train on day shift, then join a structured pattern with six days off at a time, plus a competitive income and strong benefits.

The role covers mechanical and electrical maintenance across process equipment, with planned maintenance, rapid fault diagnosis, and support for fabrication and installation. A robust safety mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship or equivalent in mechanical/electrical maintenance.
• Experience with production equipment in a factory setting.
• Dual skilled electrical/mechanical maintenance.
• Strong diagnostic skills.
• Experience with electrical/mechanical maintenance.
• Extrusion experience is preferred.
• Higher qualification (ONC/HNC) or equivalent.
• Computer literacy with stores systems and Maintenance Management Systems.

Responsibilities

• To ensure a high standard of maintenance to attain factory performance goals.
• Deliver high-quality mechanical maintenance to ensure factory performance targets are consistently met.
• Carry out mechanical setup, changeovers, and production support across a range of process equipment.
• Diagnose and repair electrical breakdowns quickly and effectively (PLC faults, motors, sensors, drives, control panels, etc.).
• Perform planned preventive maintenance to reduce downtime.
• Support fabrication, machining, and installation of plant and machinery.
• Fault finding and repair of breakdowns.
• To be fully aware of factory safety issues and work in a safe manner at all times.

Skills

Recognised apprenticeship

Production equipment

Dual skilled: Electrical/Mechanical

Diagnostic skills

Electrical/Mechanical maintenance

Extrusion experience

ONC/HNC

Maintenance Systems literacy

Education

Recognised apprenticeship (City and Guilds, NVQ or equivalent)

ONC/HNC or equivalent

Job description

Maintenance Engineer (Shift)

Looking for a shift role that gives you real time off, long breaks built into the rotation, and the chance to work with modern production machinery?

This Maintenance Engineer position offers exactly that, plus long-term stability and progression.

As a Maintenance Engineer, you'll be part of a skilled engineering team responsible for keeping key production equipment running safely, efficiently, and reliably. You'll complete a training period on day shift before moving onto a structured shift pattern that gives you six days off at a time, while still offering a competitive annual income and strong benefits.

Job Responsibilities

• To ensure a high standard of maintenance to attain factory performance goals
• Deliver high-quality mechanical maintenance to ensure factory performance targets are consistently met
• Carry out mechanical setup, changeovers, and production support across a range of process equipment
• Diagnose and repair electrical breakdowns quickly and effectively (PLC faults, motors, sensors, drives, control panels, etc.)
• Perform planned preventive maintenance to reduce downtime
• Support fabrication, machining, and installation of plant and machinery
• Fault finding and repair of breakdowns
• To be fully aware of factory safety issues and work in a safe manner at all times

Person Specification

• Recognised apprenticeship (City and Guilds, NVQ or equivalent)
• Experience of Production equipment, maintenance in a diverse factory environment
• Dual skilled (Electrical/Mechanical maintenance)
• Good diagnostic skills
• Electrical/Mechanical maintenance experience
• Extrusion experience preferable
• Higher qualification (eg ONC/HNC) or equivalent experience
• Computer literate (stores systems and Maintenance Management Systems)

Hours of Work

You will start training on the day shift and then move onto your set shift pattern where you'll be rostered to work 1758 hours per annum. This consists of 143 rostered 12 hours and 15 minutes shifts (usually between the hours of 6.45am to 7pm, 6.45pm to 7am) and one 6-hour training session.

The Shift pattern is usually:

• 2 day shifts
• 45am to 7pm
• 2 night shifts
• 45pm to 7am
• 6 days off

The Company will aim to give at least 2 weeks' notice if a change to the published roster is required. Holiday entitlement is built into time off shift so the employee cannot book days off. They can do shift swaps to create more time off.

Pay and Benefits

• £49,500 per annum
• £250 annual tool allowance
• Overtime
• Onsite free parking
• Childcare vouchers
• Company pension