Maintenance Engineer

Probe UK Limited; Perthy; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days holiday

Pension

EV charging points

Premium OT

Stable career

Job summary

Probe UK Limited is seeking a mechanically biased Maintenance Engineer to support a Shropshire-based manufacturing site. You will perform planned and reactive maintenance on heavy machinery, focusing on conveyors, gearboxes, hydraulics, pneumatics and drive systems.

The role includes fault finding, lubrication, and basic fabrication; prior experience in heavy manufacturing is preferred. The position will start on days and may move to a double day shift in the future.

Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained with mechanical apprenticeship
• Mechanical engineering qualifications required
• Mig and Stick welding skills
• Experience in heavy manufacturing environment beneficial

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance
• Fault finding on production and automated machinery
• Maintaining and repairing conveyors, saws, rollers and processing equipment
• Maintenance of gearboxes, motors, pumps and drive systems
• Fault finding and repairs on hydraulic and pneumatic systems

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Maintenance planning

Conveyors & gearboxes

Lubrication & inspection

Education

Mechanical engineering qualifications

Tools

Mig welding

Stick welding

Job description

We're looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join a long-established manufacturing business based in Shropshire, operating on a large-scale supplying their products across the UK.

You will be working at a manufacturing site with around 90 employees, and they are looking to expand their maintenance operations x2. As a mechanically bias Maintenance Engineer, you'll be responsible for keeping a range of heavy industrial machinery mechanically reliable, carrying out planned maintenance, breakdown repairs and fault finding across conveyors, saws, gearboxes, bearings, hydraulics, pneumatics and drive systems. You'll be hands-on, responding to breakdowns and working proactively to reduce downtime and keep production moving.

The role at the moment is straight days but will be moving to a double day shift in the future.

Maintenance Engineer Benefits:

• £40,000 - £45,000
• Premium OT (x1.5 & x2).
• 31 days holiday.
• Pension.
• EV Charging points.
• Stable career.

Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

• Carrying out planned preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance
• Fault finding on production and automated machinery
• Maintaining and repairing conveyors, saws, rollers and processing equipment
• Working on bearings, shafts, chains, belts, pulleys and couplings
• Maintenance of gearboxes, motors, pumps and drive systems
• Fault finding and repairs on hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Replacing and aligning bearings, belts, chains and mechanical components
• Carrying out lubrication, inspections and condition checks
• Fabrication, welding and basic machining where required

Maintenance Engineer Requirements include:

• Apprentice trained.
• Mechanical engineering qualifications.
• Mig and Stick welding.
• Hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Fabrication skills.
• Experience working in a heavy manufacturing environment.

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Shrewsbury, Ellesmere, Wrexham, Oswestry, and surrounding areas.

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.