Maintenance Engineer

Pioneer Selection Ltd; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent work-life balance

Ongoing technical training

Company pension

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Pioneer Selection Ltd is seeking a mechanically oriented Maintenance Engineer in Letchworth Garden City. The role focuses on maintaining production machinery, preventing breakdowns, and improving reliability in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

You will work a rotating early/late pattern, with no nights or weekend work, offering a balanced work-life arrangement and opportunities for technical training and career progression.

Qualifications

• Minimum mechanical maintenance experience in manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic abilities on production equipment.
• Experience with planned, preventative and reactive maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across production machinery and site equipment.
• Respond to machinery breakdowns and diagnose mechanical faults.
• Carry out mechanical repairs and component replacements.
• Conduct fault finding on a range of production equipment.
• Work on motors, gearboxes, bearings, belts, pumps and pneumatics.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Preventive maintenance

Multi-skilled

Rotating shifts

Education

Engineering qualification (Mechanical)

Job description

MAINTENANCE ENGINEER - MECHANICALLY BIASED Job Title: Maintenance Engineer - Mechanically BiasedLocation: Letchworth Garden CitySalary: £40,000+Shift: Monday to Friday - Earlies & LatesNO NIGHTS & NO WEEKENDS

The Role A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established and growing manufacturing business in Letchworth Garden City. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer looking to move away from night shifts and weekend working while still benefiting from a varied engineering position within a fast-paced production environment. Working on a Monday to Friday rotating earlies and lates shift pattern, you will join an experienced engineering team responsible for maintaining production machinery, responding to breakdowns and ensuring maximum plant reliability. The successful Maintenance Engineer will have a strong mechanical background, with experience carrying out planned and reactive maintenance within a manufacturing, production or industrial environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production machinery and site equipment.
• Respond to machinery breakdowns and diagnose mechanical faults efficiently.
• Carry out mechanical repairs and component replacements.
• Conduct fault finding across a range of production and manufacturing equipment.
• Work on equipment including motors, gearboxes, bearings, belts, chains, pumps and pneumatic systems.
• Support basic electrical fault finding where required.
• Work closely with production teams to minimise machinery downtime.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and performance.
• Support continuous improvement and engineering projects across the site.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely and in line with company procedures.
• Accurately complete engineering and maintenance documentation.

Sector Manufacturing / Factory Maintenance

Essential Requirements

• Previous experience working as a Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Engineer or Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer.
• Strong mechanical maintenance and fault-finding abilities.
• Experience carrying out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance.
• Previous experience within a manufacturing, FMCG, processing, production or industrial environment.
• Recognised engineering qualification – Mechanical, Maintenance, Multi-Skilled or equivalent.
• Ability to diagnose breakdowns and work effectively within a fast-paced production environment.
• Willingness to work a rotating earlies and lates shift pattern.

Desirable Experience

• Basic electrical fault-finding experience.
• Experience maintaining motors, gearboxes, bearings, pumps, conveyors, pneumatics and other production machinery.
• Experience within an automated or high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Continuous improvement and machinery reliability experience.

What's on Offer?

Salary of £40,000+ Monday to Friday ONLY Earlies & Lates - NO NIGHTS NO WEEKEND WORKING

• Excellent work-life balance.
• Opportunity to join a stable and growing manufacturing business.
• Ongoing technical training and development.
• Company pension scheme.
• Additional employee benefits.
• Long-term career progression opportunities.