Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Neurocore LLC; Bourne; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A food manufacturing company in Bourne is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join their maintenance team. The role involves proactive and reactive maintenance of machinery, including conveyors and packaging equipment. Candidates should have mechanical qualifications and experience in industrial settings. This permanent position offers a salary range of £43,000-£45,000 with flexible night shifts.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial or manufacturing environments.
• Ability to perform maintenance on machinery such as conveyors and packaging equipment.
• Commitment to health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform proactive maintenance on machinery.
• Assist in resolving breakdowns urgently.
• Engage in general project work and machinery upgrades.

Skills

Mechanical Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Planned Preventative Maintenance

Flexibility

Education

Qualifications in Mechanical or Related Fields

Tools

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Motors

Job description

Overview

Role: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Mechanical Fitter

Hours: 7:00pm till 3:30am / 3:00pm till 12:00am, Mon to Fri - Permanent nights with some flexibility on start/finish times and working days (e.g., Sunday to Thursday).

Salary: £43,000-£45,000, plus Benefits and Career opportunities

Location: Commutable from Spalding, Grantham, Peterborough, Bourne, Sleaford, and surrounding areas

Company: We are recruiting a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Mechanical Fitter to work within a small maintenance team for a food manufacturing company. You will be part of a friendly, family‑like environment, supported to ensure you have what you need to succeed. The role is permanent nights with some flexibility around start/finish times and working days.

Responsibilities

• Proactive maintenance with a focus on planned preventative maintenance of machinery and equipment across the site.
• Operate in a very small, varied, autonomous team where you can make the role your own.
• Maintain machinery such as conveyors and packaging equipment.
• Assist with reactive work, attend to and resolve breakdowns urgently.
• Engage in general project work, machinery upgrades, installation, and ad-hoc facilities tasks.
• Coordinate specialist contractors when on site and support continuous improvements.

Requirements

• Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Mechanical Fitter with a maintenance or service background in industrial, manufacturing, production, FMCG or similar environments.
• Holding qualifications or equivalent experience in mechanical or related fields.
• Maintenance and troubleshooting skills across some of the following: motors, belts, bearings, chains, gears, pumps, pneumatics, hydraulics, etc.
• Experience with Planned Preventative Maintenance and strong troubleshooting and fault-finding abilities.
• Friendly, adaptable, and able to work well as part of a close-knit team.
• Proactive, self-starter attitude with flexibility around start/finish times when necessary.
• Commitment to carrying out activities in accordance with Site Health and Safety instructions.

If this role sounds of interest, please apply now and send your most up-to-date CV to Wesley at TechNichols Resourcing. For further information, you can also call TechNichols Resourcing and speak with Wesley.

We will endeavour to get back to all applicants; if you have not heard back within 5 working days, your application may have been unsuccessful.