Maintenance Engineer

Hunter Selection; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 51,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£50,000 – £51,500 salary

Employer pension scheme

25 days holiday

Exceptional long-term career progress

Job summary

Hunter Selection is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer for a bespoke manufacturer in the Plymouth area. The role offers varied day-to-day work and genuine long-term career progression within a first-class manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities include carrying out planned preventive maintenance, fixing breakdowns quickly, fault finding on machinery, and maintaining a strong health and safety culture. The position requires time-served experience and multi-skilled engineering capability.

Qualifications

• Time served as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer.
• Minimum 2 years' experience.
• Ideally apprentice trained.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPMs).
• Deal with all breakdowns on site, minimising downtime.
• Perform fault finding on machinery to identify issues.
• Adhere to health and safety and instigate a positive culture.
• Apply knowledge and understanding of 5S and Lean Manufacturing to improve processes.
• Install single‑phase and three‑phase electrical motors.
• Be flexible with working hours.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Communication skills

Lean manufacturing

Education

Apprentice trained

Job description

Position

Maintenance Engineer – Plymouth

Overview

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Engineer to join an excellent bespoke manufacturer in the Plymouth area. With no day ever being the same, this role offers genuine long‑term progression and career development within a first‑class manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPMs).
• Deal with all breakdowns on site, keeping downtime to a minimum.
• Perform fault finding on all machinery to identify issues.
• Adhere to a high level of health and safety and instigate a positive culture.
• Apply knowledge and understanding of 5S and Lean Manufacturing to improve processes.
• Install single‑phase and three‑phase electrical motors.
• Be flexible with working hours.

Qualifications

• Time served as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer.
• Minimum 2 years' experience.
• Ideally apprentice trained.
• Strong communication skills.
• Multi‑skilled engineering experience.

Compensation & Benefits

• £50,000 – £51,500
• Employer pension scheme.
• 25 days holiday.
• Exceptional long‑term career progression opportunities.

Equal Opportunity

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business. Please note that we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.