Maintenance Engineer

Hunter Selection Limited; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer in Sittingbourne, England. The ideal candidate should have electrical qualifications and experience in fault finding, maintenance activities, and communication skills. Responsibilities include ensuring production continuity and performing maintenance on various systems. The role requires a hands-on approach to solve problems effectively. This position offers a competitive salary and a shift pattern of 4 on/4 off.

Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained in a similar position.
• Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Practical, hands-on approach with experience in routine maintenance activities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuous production by eliminating downtime through fault-finding and maintenance.
• Work on equipment including hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical/electronic control systems.
• Carry out planned and reactive engineering activities on-site.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fitting

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Excellent communication skills

Education

Electrical qualifications (C&G 2320 P1 & P2, ONC, NVQ 3, 18th Edition)

Job description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Salary - £53,000

Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off (Days & Nights, 6am-6pm)

Hours: 42 per week

Are you a hands‑on problem solver with a passion for keeping production running smoothly? We’re looking for a Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our team and play a key role in maintaining and improving our manufacturing operations.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure the continuous running of production by eliminating downtime through safe, logical fault‑finding and maintenance.
• Work on a variety of equipment, including complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical/electronic control systems.
• Carry out planned and reactive engineering activities on‑site.

What We’re Looking For

• Apprentice‑trained in a similar position (ideal).
• Electrical qualifications such as C&G 2320 P1 & P2, ONC, NVQ 3, 18th Edition or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Practical, hands‑on approach with experience in:
  • Electrical fault finding and defect rectification.
  • Routine maintenance activities.
  • Mechanical fitting, hydraulics, and pneumatics (advantageous).
• Ability to diagnose maintenance problems and provide accurate recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills to work effectively with operatives and team leaders.
• PLC knowledge is a plus.

If you are interested in this position please click "apply".

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & 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.

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.