Maintenance Engineer Assistant - Manufacturing

Proactive Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 on 4 off night shift

Career development opportunities

Award-winning manufacturer

Job summary

Proactive Global is seeking a Maintenance Engineer Assistant in London (Acton/West London) on a 4 on 4 off night shift. The role focuses on supporting engineers, dismantling and reassembling machinery for servicing, and preparing equipment for planned maintenance.

You will work in a modern manufacturing environment with opportunities to develop hands-on engineering skills and work as part of a safety-conscious team.

Qualifications

• Hands-on mechanical experience in a manufacturing/industrial setting.
• Good practical/mechanical aptitude and familiarity with basic tools.
• Ability to disassemble and reassemble machinery for servicing.
• Willingness to learn and develop engineering skills.
• Strong health and safety understanding around machinery.

Responsibilities

• Support maintenance engineers with day-to-day activities.
• Disassemble and reassemble machinery for servicing and maintenance.
• Prepare equipment for planned maintenance activities.
• Carry out basic mechanical maintenance and adjustments.
• Work safely around industrial machinery and keep areas organized.

Skills

Hands-on experience

Mechanical aptitude

Using basic tools

Health & safety awareness

Teamwork

Education

Formal engineering qualifications (desirable)

Tools

Basic mechanical tools

Job description

Maintenance Engineer Assistant London Park Royal

Salary: £34,900

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off - Nights

Location: Acton, West London

Industry: Award-Winning Manufacturer

We are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer Assistant to join an award-winning manufacturing business. This is an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer Assistant with hands-on mechanical experience who is looking to develop their engineering skills within a modern manufacturing environment.

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Maintenance Engineers with day-to-day engineering activities.


• Taking machinery and mechanical equipment apart ready for servicing and maintenance.


• Reassembling machinery correctly once servicing or maintenance work has been completed.


• Preparing equipment for planned maintenance activities.


• Carrying out basic mechanical maintenance and adjustments.


• Working safely around industrial machinery and following site procedures.


• Keeping equipment, tools and work areas clean and organised.

About You

We are looking for a Maintenance Engineer Assistant with:

• Previous hands-on mechanical experience, ideally within a manufacturing, industrial or engineering environment.


• Good practical/mechanical aptitude.


• Experience using basic mechanical tools.


• Confidence taking machinery apart and putting it back together correctly.


• The ability to follow instructions and work methodically.


• A good understanding of health and safety when working around machinery.


• A willingness to learn and develop engineering skills.


• The ability to work as part of a team.


• Formal engineering qualifications are desirable but not essential if you have good practical mechanical experience.

What's on Offer

• £34,900 salary


• 4 on 4 off night shift


• Opportunity to work for an award-winning manufacturer


• Excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer Assistant to develop their mechanical and engineering skills.


• Long-term career development opportunities.This Maintenance Engineer Assistant role would suit someone who is mechanically minded, enjoys working with machinery and wants to develop a career within industrial maintenance and engineering.

Commutable Locations:

This job is commutable from Acton, Ealing, Chiswick, Hammersmith, Shepherd's Bush, Brentford, Kew, Richmond, Twickenham, Isleworth, Hounslow, Hanwell, Southall, Greenford, Perivale, Northolt, Ruislip, Uxbridge, Hayes, Harrow, Wembley, Willesden, Park Royal, London and West Drayton and other parts of London.

Proactive encourages and promotes equality and diversity within the workforce.

We act with honesty, integrity and impartiality, ensuring your application is considered on its own merits and without bias.

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.