Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical or Electrical

Grassroots Recruitment Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Grassroots Recruitment Ltd is recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer in Stockport to safeguard the reliability and safety of a varied range of production machinery.

You will perform planned preventive maintenance and reactive breakdown work across CNC machinery, conveyors, hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, gearboxes, motors and drives, with hands-on support for automation and robotics where required. A strong mechanical or electrical background with a proactive attitude is essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a maintenance engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Strong practical skills in either mechanical or electrical maintenance, with some exposure to the other discipline.
• Good fault-finding and diagnostic ability with a practical, methodical approach to breakdowns.
• Experience with industrial machinery; CNC exposure would be useful.
• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, drives, gearboxes or automation systems.
• Apprentice-trained or suitably qualified in mechanical, electrical or multi-skilled engineering.
• PLC experience would be advantageous, with training available.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and respond to reactive breakdowns across production equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults, minimising downtime.
• Maintain and repair equipment including CNC machines, conveyors, hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, gearboxes, motors and drives.
• Support automated equipment, PLC-controlled machinery and robotics where required.
• Contribute to projects and continuous improvement to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and ensure work follows procedures.
• Work with production colleagues to keep equipment safe, operational and performing.
• Promote high standards of health and safety in all activity.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Education

Apprentice-trained in mechanical/electrical engineering

Tools

CNC machinery

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

PLC systems

Robotics

Job description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Salary: Up to £48,000 basic + shift allowance
Location: Stockport
Type: Permanent, Full-Time, Site-Based
Shifts: Choice of rotating days or permanent nights

• Days: 6am 2pm / 2pm 10pm, rotating Monday Friday, with no working beyond 7pm on Fridays 15% shift allowance
• Nights: Monday Wednesday 8.30pm 6.30am, Thursday 8.45pm 6.15am 30% shift allowance

Feeling like you ve stopped learning in your current maintenance role? Looking for a new challenge with an employer that will genuinely invest in developing your skills?

Our client is a well-established global manufacturer with a strong reputation for investing in its people, equipment and facilities. They are now looking for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their Stockport manufacturing operation, supporting the reliability, performance and safety of a varied range of production machinery.

You ll need to be particularly strong in either mechanical or electrical engineering, ideally with some practical exposure to the other discipline. More importantly, they are looking for someone with the right attitude: hands-on, curiosity, proactive and keen to learn. There is plenty of scope for training and in-role development, making this an excellent opportunity for an engineer who wants to broaden their technical capability rather than simply move into another role doing more of the same.

The position combines planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdown work, fault-finding, continuous improvement and engineering projects across equipment including CNC machinery, conveyors, automation systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, gearboxes, pumps, drives, PLCs and robotics.

Job Description

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and respond to reactive breakdowns across production equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults, working quickly to minimise production downtime.
• Maintain and repair equipment including CNC machines, conveyors, hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, gearboxes, motors and drives.
• Support automated equipment, PLC-controlled machinery and robotics where required.
• Contribute to engineering projects and continuous improvement activity designed to improve machine reliability and efficiency.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and ensure work is completed in line with agreed procedures.
• Work closely with production colleagues to keep equipment safe, operational and performing effectively.
• Promote high standards of health and safety throughout all maintenance and engineering activity.

Person Specification

• Previous experience within a maintenance engineering or manufacturing engineering environment.
• Strong practical skills in either mechanical or electrical maintenance, with some exposure to the other discipline ideally.
• Good fault-finding and diagnostic ability, with a practical and methodical approach to breakdowns.
• Experience with industrial machinery; exposure to CNC equipment would be particularly useful.
• Knowledge of areas such as hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, drives, gearboxes or automation systems.
• Apprentice-trained or suitably qualified in mechanical, electrical or multi-skilled engineering.
• PLC experience would be advantageous, although further training and development can be provided.
• Most importantly, a positive attitude, willingness to learn, strong work ethic and genuine interest in developing broader engineering skills.

This is an opportunity to join a stable, supportive manufacturing business where long-term employee retention is strong and investment in people is taken seriously. Alongside a basic salary of up to £48,000, the rotating day shift attracts a 15% shift allowance taking potential earnings to £55,200 while permanent nights attract a 30% allowance, taking potential earnings to £62,400. With excellent training, exposure to a broad range of machinery and plenty of opportunity to develop technically, it would particularly suit an engineer who feels they have become comfortable or under-challenged in their current position and is ready to learn something new.

Grassroots Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and recruiter.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, race, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion or disability.