Maintenance Engineer

Kingdom People; Rowlands Castle; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to join a stable manufacturing site in Rowlands Castle. This permanent position offers a day shift schedule from 8am to 4pm, providing stability and a chance to work in a proactive engineering environment. Responsibilities include conducting reactive and planned maintenance and ensuring equipment reliability. The ideal candidate should possess an engineering qualification and experience within manufacturing environments.

Benefits

Permanent position

Day shift

No weekend shifts

Qualifications

• Experience within manufacturing, FMCG, industrial, or process-driven environments.
• Confidence using hand tools and test equipment.
• Proven experience in fault diagnosis and breakdown recovery.

Responsibilities

• Ensure maximum equipment uptime and operational efficiency.
• Deliver reactive maintenance and rapid breakdown response.
• Carry out fault finding and diagnostics on production equipment.

Skills

Fault diagnosis

Problem solving

Electrical systems knowledge

Mechanical systems knowledge

Teamwork

Education

NVQ / BTEC Level 3 in Engineering discipline

Completed engineering apprenticeship

Job description

Are you a hands on Maintenance Technician who enjoys keeping machinery running smoothly and doesn't shy away when something breaks down? We're working with a well established manufacturing business in Havant who are looking to add a reliable, proactive engineer to their day shift maintenance team. If you enjoy variety, fault finding, and being the person who gets things back up and running, this could be a great long term move.

We are recruiting on behalf of our client for a skilled Maintenance Technician / Multi-Skilled Engineer to join a high-performing manufacturing and production environment. This is a days only, permanent position offering stability, consistency, and the chance to be part of a supportive engineering function.

The Role

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring maximum equipment uptime, asset reliability, and operational efficiency across site production machinery. You will play a key role in reactive, planned, and predictive maintenance activities, supporting site KPIs, OEE, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver reactive maintenance and rapid breakdown response to minimise downtime
• Carry out fault finding, diagnostics, and root cause analysis (RCA) on production equipment
• Complete Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) in line with OEM recommendations
• Support equipment reliability, asset lifecycle management, and plant performance
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and control systems
• Work with PLC controlled machinery, sensors, drives, and automation systems
• Update maintenance records using CMMS and utilise predictive / condition-based maintenance techniques
• Drive continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, TPM, and reliability engineering initiatives
• Support Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), throughput, and site KPIs
• Source spare parts and support maintenance planning activities
• Promote Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) and ensure compliance with all HSE legislation
• Support and coach colleagues, sharing best practice and technical knowledge

About You

You will be a time served maintenance engineer with:

• A completed engineering apprenticeship
• NVQ / BTEC Level 3 in an Engineering discipline (or equivalent)
• Experience within manufacturing, FMCG, industrial, or process-driven environments
• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical systems, with working knowledge of hydraulics and fluid power
• Proven experience in fault diagnosis, breakdown recovery, and continuous improvement
• Confidence using hand tools, test equipment, and specialist maintenance tooling
• A proactive, hands on approach with strong problem solving skills
• Good communication, teamwork, and workload-prioritisation abilities

What's on Offer

• £19.09 per hour
• Permanent, full-time role
• Monday to Friday, 8am-4pm (days only)
• No weekend or rotating shifts
• Opportunity to join a stable, well established manufacturing site

Kingdom People are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy