Maintenance Engineer (3543)

Cathedrala Appointments; Exeter; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Cathedral Appointments is recruiting on behalf of a well-established Exeter manufacturing business for an experienced Maintenance Engineer on a temporary, on-site basis. The role focuses on keeping plant, machinery and site services running safely and reliably, with emphasis on reducing downtime.

You will perform planned, preventative and reactive maintenance, fault-find across mechanical, electrical and control systems, read schematics, and implement long-term fixes.

Qualifications

• Maintenance experience in manufacturing environments.
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding abilities.
• Experience with pneumatics, hydraulics, motors, drives, gearboxes, conveyors.
• Able to read technical drawings and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance on production machinery, plant and building services.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns, diagnosing and repairing faults across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and control systems.
• Install, modify and commission new equipment and machinery.
• Investigate recurring faults via root cause analysis and implement long-term fixes.
• Keep maintenance records, manage spare parts and raise requisitions.
• Work safely and liaise with external contractors and suppliers.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Electrical fault-finding

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

PLC knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 3 / HNC

Apprenticeship

Job description

Up to £25 per hour DOE | Temporary, On-site | Exeter

Cathedral Appointments is recruiting on behalf of a well-established manufacturing business in Exeter for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join on a temporary basis. This is a hands-on role keeping plant, machinery and site services running safely and efficiently, with a real focus on reducing downtime and improving reliability.

The Role

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager or Engineering Manager, you will carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across the site, working closely with production to keep operations running smoothly. The role suits a multi-skilled engineer with a manufacturing background who enjoys fault-finding, solving problems for good and taking ownership of their work.

Responsibilities for the Maintenance Engineer

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance on production machinery, plant and building services, scheduled around production needs.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns, diagnosing and repairing mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and control system faults.
• Install, modify and commission new equipment and machinery.
• Investigate recurring faults through root cause analysis and put long-term solutions in place, supporting wider continuous improvement.
• Keep accurate maintenance records, manage spare parts and raise requisitions for parts and materials.
• Work safely and in line with health and safety legislation, liaising with external contractors and suppliers where needed.

Requirements for the Maintenance Engineer

• Previous maintenance experience within a manufacturing, production or industrial environment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding ability.
• Experience with pneumatics, hydraulics, motors, drives, gearboxes and conveyors.
• Able to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics, with a good understanding of health and safety in an engineering setting.
• NVQ Level 3, HNC or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical or Electromechanical Engineering, or a time-served apprenticeship.
• PLC knowledge (e.g. Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Mitsubishi) is desirable.
• Up to £25 per hour, depending on experience.
• Temporary assignment, working on-site in Exeter.
• Varied work across production machinery, plant and building services.
• The chance to make a lasting difference by fixing problems at the root, not just the symptom.

Equal Opportunities

Cathedral Appointments is committed to equal opportunities in recruitment. We welcome applications from all candidates and assess every applicant on merit, skills and experience alone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Note on Sponsorship

We regret to inform you that at this time, we are unable to offer sponsorship for work authorisation for this role. Therefore, candidates must possess valid authorisation to work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship.