Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

Progression opportunities

Overtime

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment is working with a family-owned manufacturing business in Doncaster to recruit a Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias) on the PM shift. Salary £35,000–£40,000 plus training, progression, and overtime opportunities.

In this role you will perform PPMs, breakdown repairs, fault finding, and safety inspections on production machinery, FLTs, and HGVs, coordinating with production and transport teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with PPMs, breakdown repairs, fault finding, and safety inspections.
• Experience with production machinery and industrial equipment.
• Background in mechanical or electrical maintenance.

Responsibilities

• PPMs and breakdown repairs on production machinery.
• Diagnose faults and complete repairs on mechanical and basic electrical systems.
• Record service work and minimise downtime with production teams.
• Support maintenance to drive safety and efficiency across the line.

Skills

Maintenance Tech

Multiskilled Eng

Vehicle Tech

Electrical Eng

Job description

Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias)

£35,000 – £40,000 + Training + Progression + Company Benefits + Overtime

Doncaster

Do you have a Mechanical/Electrical engineering background? Are you looking to join an expanding business working on the PM shift, in a role that will provide training to further develop your skills, the opportunity to progress into a shift leader, and optional overtime to boost your earnings?

On offer is an excellent opportunity to join a family-owned manufacturing business that repairs, sorts, and supplies pallets across the UK for well-known brands across the retail industry. The company is expanding due to continued growth and is looking for a Maintenance Technician to support day-to-day operations across production machinery, Forklifts, and HGVs.

In this role, you will carry out planned preventative maintenance, respond to breakdowns, diagnose faults, and complete repairs across mechanical and basic electrical systems. You will work closely with production and transport teams to minimise downtime, complete service records, and ensure equipment is running safely and efficiently.

This role would suit someone with mechanical or electrical background for a stable role with ongoing upskilling training and the opportunity to progress to shift leader.

The Role:

• PPMs, breakdown repairs, fault finding, and safety inspections
• Working on Production machinery FLTs, HGVs
• Sunday to Thursday, 14:30 – 22:30

The Person:

• Maintenance Technician, Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Vehicle Technician, or similar
• Experience with production machinery, or industrial equipment

Reference:BBBH27949

Keywords: Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Multi skilled, Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Engineer, Vehicle Technician, HGV Technician, FLT Technician, Forklift Engineer, Mechanical Fitter, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Fitter, Electrical Engineer, Plant Engineer, Doncaster, Scunthorpe, Gainsborough, Rotherham, Sheffield, Barnsley, Pontefract, South Elmsall.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.