Maintenance Engineer - (Mechanical Bias)

Forward Assist Recruitment; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Forward Assist Recruitment is seeking a skilled Machine Tool Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias) in Sheffield to maintain and repair large traditional and CNC machine tools.

You'll diagnose mechanical faults, strip and rebuild machinery, service bearings, gearboxes and hydraulic systems, and support upgrades across heavy equipment while maintaining safe production standards. A strong apprenticeship or engineering qualification is required.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical maintenance experience on heavy machinery.
• Experience repairing and rebuilding heavy machinery.
• Knowledge of CNC or traditional machine tools.
• Experience with vertical borers, lathes, machining centres or similar equipment.
• Hydraulics, bearings, gearboxes and mechanical drive knowledge.
• Some electrical fault-finding capability.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform preventive and reactive maintenance on heavy machine tools and CNC equipment.
• Strip down, rebuild and repair machinery components.
• Inspect bearings, gearboxes, shafts and drive systems for wear.
• Work with hydraulics and lubrication systems.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Heavy machinery repair

CNC / traditional tools

Vertical borers / lathes

Hydraulics & bearings

Electrical fault finding

Machinery strip-down & rebuild

Engineering apprenticeship

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Tools

CNC control knowledge

Job description

Machine Tool Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical Bias

Location: Sheffield
Salary: £48,000 + overtime + bonus + benefits
Hours: Full-time

If you re the sort of engineer who is happiest with a machine stripped down in front of you, working out exactly what has failed and how to put it right, this one is worth a look.

We re recruiting for an experienced Machine Tool Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established heavy engineering and manufacturing site in Sheffield.

This is a predominantly mechanical-biased maintenance role, although you will need enough electrical knowledge to fault-find and support breakdowns across a range of heavy machine tools and CNC equipment.

You ll be working on large, traditional engineering machinery, including older vertical boring and CNC machine tools, so we re looking for somebody who is comfortable getting properly hands-on.

Maintenance Engineer - (Mechanical Bias) - What you ll be doing

You ll be responsible for planned and reactive maintenance across heavy machine tools and associated equipment, including:

• Mechanical breakdown diagnosis and repair
• Stripping down and rebuilding machinery
• Bearings, gearboxes, shafts, spindles and drive systems
• Hydraulics and lubrication systems
• Mechanical alignment and machine rebuild work
• Fault finding on motors, sensors, switches and basic electrical systems
• Preventative maintenance and planned servicing
• Supporting improvements and upgrades to existing machinery
• Working on both traditional and CNC-controlled machine tools
• Ensuring equipment is returned to production safely and efficiently

Maintenance Engineer - (Mechanical Bias) - What we re looking for

This role would suit somebody from a machine tool, heavy engineering, machining or industrial maintenance background.

Ideally, you ll bring:

• Strong mechanical maintenance experience
• Experience repairing and rebuilding heavy machinery
• Knowledge of CNC or traditional machine tools
• Experience with vertical borers, lathes, machining centres or similar equipment
• Hydraulics, bearings, gearboxes and mechanical drive knowledge
• Some electrical fault-finding capability
• The confidence to strip machinery down, identify the problem and rebuild it correctly
• A recognised engineering apprenticeship or relevant engineering qualification

Experience with Webster & Bennett machinery would be particularly interesting, although it isn t essential if you have strong experience maintaining comparable heavy machine tools.

You do not need to be a CNC programmer. This is very much about maintaining, repairing and keeping the machinery running.

Maintenance Engineer - (Mechanical Bias) - What s on offer

• £48,000 basic salary
• Plenty of overtime available
• Additional bonus
• Benefits package
• Long-term, stable engineering environment
• Opportunity to work on substantial heavy engineering equipment rather than repetitive production-line maintenance