Maintenance Engineer
£38,000 - £46,000 + Overtime (OTE £45,000 - £55,000+)
Company Van for Site Work | Paid Travel | Training & Development
Join an established specialist engineering business maintaining, repairing and rebuilding heavy industrial machinery across workshop and customer-site environments.
As a Maintenance Engineer, you'll diagnose mechanical faults, carry out planned maintenance and respond to breakdowns. You'll split your time between workshop overhauls and customer-site servicing, installation and commissioning, working on a varied range of industrial equipment.
The role would suit an experienced mechanical maintenance professional, Fitter or Technician from a heavy engineering, industrial machinery, machine tool, recycling, quarrying or similar background who enjoys practical problem-solving.
Maintenance Engineer Responsibilities
- Carry out planned maintenance, servicing and reactive repairs on industrial machinery.
- Diagnose mechanical faults, investigate root causes and recommend repairs.
- Strip, inspect, repair and rebuild machinery and mechanical assemblies.
- Work on rotating and vibratory equipment, gearboxes, pumps and bespoke machinery.
- Complete precision fitting, bearing replacement, alignment and mechanical sealing work.
- Use micrometres, verniers, dial test indicators and other precision measuring equipment.
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics and manufacturer manuals.
- Install and commission machinery at customer sites.
- Support planned overhauls and respond to breakdown requirements.
- Communicate technical findings and recommended repair work clearly to customers.
- Work safely across workshop and heavy industrial site environments.
What We're Looking For
- Minimum five years' relevant mechanical maintenance, fitting or machinery experience.
- Time-served Mechanical Fitter or Technician, or an equivalent Level 3 mechanical qualification.
- Strong experience maintaining, stripping, inspecting and rebuilding industrial machinery.
- Confident mechanical fault-finding and precision measurement skills.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
- Comfortable working independently in a workshop and at customer sites.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Client Contractor National Safety Group (CCNSG) Safety Passport would be beneficial, although training can be provided following successful completion of probation.
- A Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Ordinary National Certificate (ONC) in Mechanical Engineering and additional site qualifications would be advantageous.
Benefits
- £38,000 - £46,000 basic salary, depending on experience.
- On-target earnings (OTE) of £45,000 - £55,000+ with overtime and site work.
- Company service van for site work.
- Paid travel.
- Overnight accommodation fully covered when required.
- Pension scheme.
- Ongoing training and development.
- Varied work across machinery maintenance, workshop overhauls, field service, installations and breakdowns.
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