Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Yolk Recruitment; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Mon-Fri pattern (day shifts)

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Subsidised canteen

Free on-site parking

Employee rewards platform

Training and support from experienced"

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment are working with a well-established manufacturer in Plymouth seeking a time-served Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to keep production running smoothly across a range of modern machinery. The role focuses on planned maintenance, strip-downs, repairs and small upgrade work, with a dayshift pattern, Monday to Friday, and a supportive team committed to safety and continuous improvement.

You'll read mechanical drawings, fault-find on bearings and gearboxes, assist with machine moves

Qualifications

• Time-served mechanical apprenticeship or similar qualification.
• Experience with strip-downs, rebuilds and fitting work.
• Able to read and understand mechanical drawings.
• Experience with rotating equipment, drives or machine tools.
• Manufacturing environment experience recommended.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned mechanical maintenance on production equipment and site services.
• Strip, inspect and replace bearings, seals, sprockets, gearboxes and drives.
• Read and work from mechanical drawings and manuals.
• Support machine moves, installs and upgrades.
• Assist with root cause analysis and improvement projects.
• Record work completed and help build simple maintenance routines.
• Maintain environmental, safety and quality standards.

Education

Time-served mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent qualification

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Plymouth

Shift: Days

Salary: Up to circa £45,000

Are you a time-served Mechanical Engineer from a manufacturing or engineering environment? If you enjoy working on a wide range of machinery, fault finding, and helping keep production running smoothly, this role offers variety, modern kit and a supportive team.

Yolk Recruitment are working with a well-established manufacturer that has continued to invest in their Plymouth facility. The site runs a range of modern machinery and supporting equipment, with a strong focus on engineering standards, safety and continuous improvement.

You'll be joining a friendly team where hands-on mechanical skills are valued, and you'll have the chance to build your knowledge across a wide range of equipment.

What you'll be doing

You'll support day-to-day engineering activity, focusing on planned maintenance, strip-downs, repairs and small upgrade work across key production equipment.

Day-to-day, you will:

• Carry out planned mechanical maintenance on production equipment and site services
• Strip, inspect and replace bearings, seals, sprockets, gearboxes and drives
• Read and work from mechanical drawings and manuals
• Support machine moves, installs and upgrades
• Assist with root cause analysis and improvement projects
• Record work completed and help build simple maintenance routines
• Maintain environmental, safety and quality standards

The work is varied and gives good exposure to a range of modern machinery, with support from experienced engineers as you learn the site.

What they're looking for:

• Time-served mechanical apprenticeship or similar qualification
• Confident with strip-downs, rebuilds and fitting work
• Able to read and understand mechanical drawings
• Experience working on rotating equipment, drives or machine tools
• Basic electrical awareness is useful, but this is a clear mechanical role
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary package
• Monday-Friday pattern with no night shifts
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Subsidised canteen
• Free on-site parking
• Employee rewards platform
• Training and support from experienced engineers

You'll be joining a stable business with long-term investment in people, machinery and engineering.

Interested?

If you'd like to find out more, get in touch with specialist engineering recruiter Liam Reid.