Maintenance Engineer, Hull

Kingston Recruitment Ltd; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Friday

Generous holidays including Christmas

Competitive salary based on experience

Job summary

Kingston Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer / Factory Fitter to own maintenance in a busy manufacturing environment. This is a highly autonomous, hands-on role in a smaller company, requiring a strong, varied engineering background and the ability to work independently.

You will diagnose and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical faults, maintain a wide range of machinery and respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise downtime.

Qualifications

• Experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong and varied engineering background.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment is essential.
• Confident across mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.
• Welding and fabrication experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of planned and reactive maintenance across the factory.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical faults.
• Maintain and repair a wide range of industrial and woodworking machinery.
• Undertake welding, fabrication and general engineering repairs.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns, minimising production downtime.
• Maintain factory services, equipment, spare parts and maintenance stock.
• Work closely with production and management to improve reliability and efficiency.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Mechanical engineering

Electrical systems

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Welding & fabrication

Tools

Industrial machinery

Job description

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer / Factory Fitter to take ownership of maintenance within a busy manufacturing environment. This is a highly autonomous, hands‑on role, suited to an engineer with a strong and varied engineering background who is comfortable working independently within a smaller company. You will be responsible for keeping a diverse range of machinery, equipment and factory services operating safely and efficiently, with plenty of variety to the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of planned and reactive maintenance across the factory.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical faults.
• Maintain and repair a wide range of industrial and woodworking machinery.
• Undertake welding, fabrication and general engineering repairs.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns, minimising production downtime.
• Maintain factory services, equipment, spare parts and maintenance stock.
• Work closely with production and management to improve reliability and efficiency.

The Candidate

• An experienced Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Engineer or Factory Fitter with a strong and varied engineering background.
• Previous experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment is essential.
• Confident working across mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.
• Welding and fabrication experience.
• Comfortable diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs across a wide variety of machinery.
• Self‑motivated and highly autonomous, with the ability to manage and prioritise your own workload.
• Ideally experienced within a smaller manufacturing business, where flexibility and a hands‑on approach are essential.
• Practical, proactive and confident taking ownership of maintenance requirements.

On Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• A full time permanent site based position working Monday to Friday with an early finish on a Friday
• Generous holidays including shutdown at Christmas.