Maintenance Engineer

Hunter Selection Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension

Training scheme

Progression into management

Job summary

Hunter Selection Limited seeks a Senior Maintenance Engineer for a busy UK site in Wales. You will lead hands‑on maintenance across mechanical and electrical disciplines, oversee multiskilled technicians, and ensure safe, compliant operations with a focus on reliability and continuous improvement.

The role offers a solid benefits package, progression into management, and a stable employer in a global group.

Qualifications

• Maintenance Engineer with experience in mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• Experience with fluid power, fabrication, machining gearboxes.
• Strong understanding of electrical control principles and hardware; PLC fault finding is essential.
• Excellent process-based knowledge and project management skills; resilient under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence and improvement in all safety and environmental standards.
• Provide hands-on support to a team of multiskilled technicians across shifts.
• Monitor and maintain site services including HV switch gear and electrical distribution systems.
• Lead/assist projects like new machine design, retro-fitments and improvements.
• Drive maintenance metrics: PM completion, downtime reduction, and fault mitigation.
• Implement lean/continuous improvement using 5Why and FMEA.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Electrical discipline

Fluid power

PLC fault finding

Tools

HV switch gear

Electrical distribution systems

Job description

£57,000 to £58,000 per year, plus excellent benefits + Progression

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

11/12/2026

About this job

Benefits Package: £58,500 Opportunity to progress into management.

Excellent training scheme Very good Pension Extremely stable organisation Bonus Scheme available Innovation and excellence in manufacturing processes has put this company at the forefront of their industry.

Boasting several blue chip clients they are enjoying strong market conditions and are busier than ever, they have multiple sites across the UK and are part of a very large group globally, they are valued as an employer in the local area that would provide you a job for life.

A Senior Maintenance Engineer is required to join their highly skilled team as soon as possible.

Role & Responsibilities: Ensure adherence and improvement in all safety and environmental standards.

Provide hands‑on, practical support to a team of multiskilled technicians, who operate across a variety of shift patterns, completing both proactive and reactive Maintenance activities.

Ensure site services, including HV switch gear, electrical distribution systems, process water and compressors are monitored and maintained.

Support / manage project activity, including the technical specification, planning and delivery of projects such as new machine design, retro‑fitments and improvement activities.

Support the achievement of all maintenance measures, including; PPM Completion %, Shift Task Close Out Ratio, Machine Downtime, Breakdown and fault reduction activity, meantime between failure, meantime to repair, etc Implement lean / continuous improvement activity and strategy to improve performance and drive site sustainability using tools such as 5Why and FMEA to identify areas needing improvement.

Support the identification and implementation of actions to minimise conversion costs, with specific focus on Energy and Maintenance spend.

Identify and implement innovative technical solutions to overcome maintenance problems.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience: Maintenance Engineer with experience working with both mechanical and electrical disciplines.

Very experienced with fluid power, fabricating, machining building gearboxes.

Good understanding of electrical control principles and hardware to provide technical support to technicians Excellent experience working with AC/DC Motors and Drives, PLC fault finding capability is a must.

Excellent process based knowledge and project management skills The resilience to deal with complex problems, in a pressured environment with the ability to implement solutions to ensure safe production continuity CODE: INDENM

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.

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