Maintenance Engineer in Flint

Orion Electrotech; Flint; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading plastics manufacturer is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join their Flint site. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £48,000 and responsibilities including planned and reactive maintenance of various industrial equipment. Candidates should have an electrical bias and experience with plastic injection moulding machinery. The environment is supportive, valuing team input and stability.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Early Friday finishes

Responsibility for maintenance across the site

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining plastic injection moulding machinery or similar industrial equipment.
• Skilled in PLC programming and fault-finding (I/O).
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of planned and reactive maintenance.
• Ensure minimal downtime across a wide range of equipment.
• Act as the key escalation point for technical issues.

Skills

Electrical bias

PLC programming

Fault-finding (I/O)

Mechanical systems knowledge

Education

5 years post-qualification experience or QBE

Job description

Maintenance Engineer
Location: Flint
Salary: Up to £48,000 package

Shift Pattern

• Rotating shifts: 6am 3pm / 1pm 10pm (40-hour week)

• Early Friday finish (6am 12pm / 12pm 6pm)

A leading plastics manufacturer specialising in injection moulding is looking for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join their Flint Sites. With continued investment in people, processes, and equipment, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team where your skills will make a real impact.

The Role

As the site s dedicated Maintenance Engineer, you ll take ownership of both planned and reactive maintenance, ensuring minimal downtime across a wide range of equipment including injection moulding machines, extrusion lines, vacuum forming cells, chillers, granulators, compressors, and more. You ll be the key escalation point for technical issues, bringing your electrical bias and mechanical know-how to keep production running smoothly.

What We re Looking For

• Electrical bias (open to 60/40 split).

• Experience maintaining plastic injection moulding machinery or similar industrial equipment.

• Skilled in PLC programming and fault-finding (I/O).

• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems and some facilities support.

• Ideally 5 years post-qualification experience (or QBE).

Why Join?

• Competitive salary package up to £48,000.

• Early Friday finishes on shift rotations.

• Opportunity to take full responsibility for maintenance across the site.

• Be part of a supportive, informal environment where your input is valued.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer who s looking for stability, variety, and responsibility within a business that continues to grow and invest.

Thank you for your application. Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately we are not able to respond to every application personally, therefore, if you have not heard back from us within 5 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful. To see our other available vacancies please visit our website.

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