Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Yolk Recruitment; Clevedon; Vor Ort; GBP 51.000 - 54.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Attendance allowance

Overtime pay

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Pension scheme

Generous leave (30 days)

Zusammenfassung

Yolk Recruitment is partnering with a well-established manufacturing business in Clevedon to recruit a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer. You’ll work hands-on across production equipment, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, fault-finding and driving improvements.

The role offers 12-hour rotating shifts, days and nights with no weekend working, plus attractive overtime on weekends and comprehensive benefits including private healthcare and pension.

Qualifikationen

• Level 3 Engineering qualification or equivalent.
• Previous maintenance experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding skills.
• Good knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Experience with pumps, gearboxes, bearings, conveyors and mechanical power transmission.
• A methodical approach to diagnosing and resolving faults.
• Electrical knowledge would be advantageous; PLC fault-finding beneficial but not essential.

Aufgaben

• Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across a wide range of production equipment.
• Diagnosing and repairing mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic faults.
• Working on pumps, gearboxes, bearings, conveyors and mechanical drive systems.
• Responding to breakdowns and minimising production downtime.
• Supporting machinery upgrades, installations and commissioning projects.
• Identifying recurring faults and contributing to root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Working alongside electrical engineers and production teams to resolve complex issues.
• Maintaining high standards of health and safety and accurate maintenance records.

Kenntnisse

Mechanical fault-finding

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Pumps & gearboxes

Conveyors & power transmission

Electrical knowledge

PLC fault-finding

Maintenance experience

Level 3 Engineering qualification

Ausbildung

Level 3 Engineering qualification

Jobbeschreibung

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Clevedon, North Somerset

£51,000 - £53,500 basic + Attendance Allowance + enahnced Overtime

12-hour rotating shifts | Days & Nights | No scheduled weekend working

The opportunity

Are you a mechanically biased Maintenance Engineer looking for a role where you can get stuck into some serious engineering challenges - and have the opportunity to earn big money on overtime?

We're working with a well-established manufacturing business in Clevedon that is continuing to invest heavily in its site, machinery and engineering team.

They’re looking for a strong Mechanical Maintenance Engineer with solid experience across mechanical systems and hydraulics.

This is a hands-on role working across a busy production environment, where you'll be responsible for keeping a wide range of machinery running reliably and getting stuck into genuine mechanical fault-finding.

And if you want to maximise your earnings, there's plenty of optional weekend overtime available.

Shift pattern

You'll work a 3-week rotating pattern of 12-hour shifts:

• Week 1 - 3 x 12-hour day shifts


• Week 2 - 3 x 12-hour night shifts


• Week 3 - 2 x 12-hour day shifts + 2 x 12-hour night shifts

No scheduled weekend working.

If you want to earn more, optional weekend overtime is available and paid at time and a half, with double time after 8 hours.

What you'll be doing

• Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across a wide range of production equipment.


• Diagnosing and repairing mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic faults.


• Working on pumps, gearboxes, bearings, conveyors, valves and mechanical drive systems.


• Responding to breakdowns and minimising production downtime.


• Supporting machinery upgrades, installations and commissioning projects.


• Identifying recurring faults and contributing to root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.


• Working alongside electrical engineers and production teams to resolve complex issues.


• Maintaining high standards of health and safety and accurate maintenance records.

What we're looking for

• Level 3 Engineering qualification or equivalent.


• Previous maintenance experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment.


• Strong mechanical fault-finding skills.


• Good knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics.


• Experience with pumps, gearboxes, bearings, conveyors and mechanical power transmission.


• A methodical approach to diagnosing and resolving faults.


• Electrical knowledge would be advantageous.


• PLC fault-finding experience would be beneficial but isn't essential.

What's on offer

• £51,000 - £53,500 basic salary


• Attendance Allowance


• Optional weekend overtime


• Time and a half for weekend overtime


• Double time after 8 hours


• 12-hour rotating shifts


• No scheduled weekend working


• Rest days mid week


• 30 days' annual leave including bank holidays, increasing with service


• Private healthcare


• Life insurance


• Enhanced company sick pay


• First Aider allowance


• Fully funded training and further qualifications


• PLC training and development opportunities


• Major investment and continuous improvement projects

Ready to take your earnings up a gear?

If you're a mechanically strong Maintenance Engineer with experience across hydraulics, this is an opportunity to join a well-established business, work on varied equipment and take advantage of serious overtime earning potential.