Maintenance Engineer - Manufacturing (Rotating Days/Nights)

Hunter Selection; Chard Town; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Overtime opportunities

5% matched pension

Life insurance

Maternity/paternity

Volunteer day

Wellbeing package

Birthday early finish

Job summary

Hunter Selection is working with a leading manufacturer in Somerset to recruit a Maintenance Engineer for their site in Chard. The role offers a salary of £50,000–£52,500 with rotating days and nights and a comprehensive benefits package.

You will respond to machine breakdowns to minimise downtime, carry out preventative maintenance, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. A formal engineering qualification (level 3) and experience in manufacturing environments are required, with

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification at level 3 or equivalent.
• Experience in manufacturing or production environments.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement and engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Respond to machine breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Execute preventative maintenance plans (planned and reactive).
• Use root cause analysis tools and 5S practices.
• Support continuous improvement and problem solving.
• Record all maintenance tasks on an electronic reporting system.

Skills

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Root cause analysis

5S practices

Maintenance culture

Education

C&G Level 3 / NVQ Level 3 / Apprenticeship

Tools

Electronic reporting system

Job description

Hunter Selection is working with a leading manufacturer in Somerset to recruit a Maintenance Engineer for their site in Chard. The role offers a salary of £50,000–£52,500 with rotating days and nights and a comprehensive benefits package.

You will respond to machine breakdowns to minimise downtime, carry out preventative maintenance, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. A formal engineering qualification (level 3) and experience in manufacturing environments are required, with