Maintenance Engineer

ACS Executive Search & Coaching; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Maintenance Engineer in Plymouth. The successful candidate will perform preventative maintenance and respond to machine breakdowns in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Ideal for a time-served engineer with a mechanical bias who possesses strong fault-finding skills and a proactive mindset. The role offers a dynamic work environment with the potential for shift work and overtime.

Qualifications

• Time-served Maintenance Engineer with mechanical bias.
• Experience in manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Basic understanding of PLCs and electrical systems.
• Comfortable with shift work and call-outs.
• Familiar with 5S and lean manufacturing principles.
• Must pass medical, drug, and alcohol screening.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned preventative maintenance.
• Diagnose and repair faults.
• Support machinery installations and overhauls.
• Improve asset reliability and cost-effectiveness.
• Engage in continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Fault-finding skills

Proactive mindset

Strong team player

Good communication

Problem-solving skills

IT literacy (Microsoft Office)

Tools

Basic PLC systems

Single/three-phase circuits

Job description

Job vacancy - Maintenance Engineer

Position: Maintenance Engineer

Reference: AMacs1656

Location: Plymouth

Salary: Dependent on experience

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Maintenance Engineer -

Full-time | Multi-skilled | Manufacturing | Shift-based

We're currently recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to join the Operations team in Plymouth. This is a great opportunity for a time-served engineer with a mechanical bias who enjoys working in a fast-paced, safety-critical manufacturing environment.

You'll be responsible for both planned preventative maintenance and responding to machine breakdowns, helping to improve asset reliability and ensuring machinery is safe, compliant, and efficient. Ideal for someone with strong fault-finding skills and a proactive mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform planned preventative maintenance across plant equipment.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical and basic electrical faults.
• Support machinery installations, moves, and overhauls.
• Improve reliability and cost-effectiveness of assets.
• Work with single/three-phase circuits and basic PLC systems.
• Adhere to all H&S and environmental standards.
• Engage in continuous improvement and 5S initiatives.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Time-served Maintenance Engineer (ideally mechanical bias).
• Experience in manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Basic understanding of PLCs and electrical systems.
• Comfortable with shift work, call-outs, and overtime.
• Familiar with 5S, lean manufacturing, and safety best practices.
• Strong team player with good communication and problem-solving skills.
• IT literate (e.g., Microsoft Office).
• Must pass medical, drug, and alcohol screening.
  
  

Desirable

• Multi-skilled engineering background.
• 18th Edition Electrical Qualification (IEE Regs).
  
  

ACS are recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer. If you feel that you have the skills and experience required in this advertisement to be a Maintenance Engineer submit your CV including an outline of your experience as a Maintenance Engineer. It is always a good idea to include a covering letter outlining your experience as a Maintenance Engineer with your application as this will enhance your chances of selection and improve your prospects of landing the Maintenance Engineer role you desire.

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