Maintenance Engineer – Path to Management, Training & Bonus

Hunter Selection; Aberdare; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £58,500

Progression into management

Excellent training scheme

Very good Pension

Stable organisation

Bonus Scheme available

Job summary

Hunter Selection is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join a busy site in the United Kingdom. The role covers both mechanical and electrical disciplines with a strong emphasis on reliability, safety and continuous improvement.

You will support a team of multi-skilled technicians across shift patterns, monitor HV switchgear, pumps and compressors, and lead projects from specification to delivery. The role offers excellent training, progression into management, a solid pension, and a generous

Qualifications

• Maintenance engineer with mechanical and electrical discipline experience.
• Strong fluid power, fabrication, and gearbox machining experience.
• Solid understanding of electrical control principles and hardware.
• Experience with AC/DC motors and drives; PLC fault finding essential.
• Strong process knowledge and project management experience.
• Resilience to solve complex problems and maintain safe production.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to safety and environmental standards and improvements.
• Provide hands-on support to a multi-skilled team across shifts.
• Monitor and maintain site services: HV switchgear, electrical systems, process water, and compressors.
• Support projects: technical specs, planning and delivery (new machines, retrofits, improvements).
• Achieve maintenance metrics: PPM, task close-out, downtime, fault reduction.
• Implement lean/continuous improvement to boost performance and sustainability.
• Identify actions to minimise conversion costs, focusing on energy and maintenance spend.
• Identify and implement innovative technical solutions to maintenance problems.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Fluid power

Electrical control principles

AC/DC motors & drives

PLC fault finding

Project management

Problem solving

Job description

Hunter Selection is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join a busy site in the United Kingdom. The role covers both mechanical and electrical disciplines with a strong emphasis on reliability, safety and continuous improvement.

You will support a team of multi-skilled technicians across shift patterns, monitor HV switchgear, pumps and compressors, and lead projects from specification to delivery. The role offers excellent training, progression into management, a solid pension, and a generous