Maintenance Engineer - Overtime, 28 Holidays & Pension

ATA Recruitment Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

28 days' holiday

Job summary

ATA Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a leading UK manufacturer in Hyde, Greater Manchester. The role focuses on maintaining production machinery, site services and support equipment in a fast-paced setting.

You will handle reactive and preventive maintenance, fault-finding on PLCs/HMI, and contribute to continuous improvement while mentoring apprentices. The position offers training opportunities and a secure, long‑term career path within a well‑established site.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a similar maintenance engineer role.
• Apprentice trained or equivalent with NVQ Level 3 or higher.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills on electrical/mechanical systems.
• Experience with PLCs and HMIs in a factory/production setting.
• Knowledge of the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671).

Responsibilities

• Maintenance of production machinery, site services and related equipment.
• Reactive maintenance and preventive/predictive maintenance (PPM) using tablet job tracking.
• Mentor and train apprentices within the team.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Electrical & mechanical knowledge

Fault finding

PLC/HMI fault-finding

Apprentice trained

18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

HNC/HND desirable

Job description

ATA Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a leading UK manufacturer in Hyde, Greater Manchester. The role focuses on maintaining production machinery, site services and support equipment in a fast-paced setting.

You will handle reactive and preventive maintenance, fault-finding on PLCs/HMI, and contribute to continuous improvement while mentoring apprentices. The position offers training opportunities and a secure, long‑term career path within a well‑established site.