Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Frey Consulting Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Frey Consulting Group in Gloucester is seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer for a hands-on role in a busy engineering and manufacturing environment. The role focuses on maintaining and repairing industrial machinery with strong emphasis on mechanical fault-finding, PPM, and implementing reliability improvements.

You will work closely with engineering and production teams to ensure safe, efficient and reliable operation, with knowledge of pumps, motors, bearings and gearboxes

Qualifications

• Proven mechanical maintenance experience in manufacturing or industrial settings.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostics abilities.
• Experience with pumps, motors, bearings and gearboxes.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Electrical or electronic knowledge would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM).
• Perform reactive maintenance and repairs.
• Diagnose mechanical faults and perform repairs.
• Maintain hydraulic systems.
• Maintain pneumatic systems.
• Repair mechanical components and drive systems.
• Work with pumps, motors, bearings and gearboxes.
• Investigate equipment failures and root causes.
• Support machinery installations and improvements.
• Carry out routine inspections and servicing.
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams.
• Ensure machinery operates safely and reliably.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Maintenance experience

Fault finding

Engineering drawings

Technical problem solving

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Electrical knowledge

Job description

Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong mechanical engineering background looking for your next opportunity within a busy engineering and manufacturing environment? We are recruiting for a skilled Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join an established engineering business in Gloucester. This is a hands-on engineering role requiring strong mechanical knowledge, fault-finding ability and experience maintaining and repairing industrial machinery and equipment. Experience with pneumatics and hydraulics is essential, while electrical or electronic knowledge would be a strong advantage.

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining the reliability, performance and availability of engineering machinery and production equipment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)
• Reactive maintenance and breakdown repairs
• Mechanical fault finding and diagnostics
• Maintenance and repair of hydraulic systems
• Maintenance and repair of pneumatic systems
• Repair and replacement of mechanical components
• Working with pumps, motors, bearings, gearboxes and drive systems
• Investigating equipment failures and identifying root causes
• Supporting machinery installations and engineering improvements
• Carrying out routine inspections and servicing
• Working closely with engineering and production teams
• Ensuring machinery operates safely, efficiently and reliably

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for candidates with a strong engineering and mechanical maintenance background, ideally gained within a precision engineering, manufacturing, production or industrial environment.

Ideally, you will have:

• Strong Mechanical Engineering knowledge
• Mechanical maintenance experience
• Mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• Experience maintaining industrial machinery
• Knowledge of pumps, motors, bearings and gearboxes
• Planned and reactive maintenance experience
• Machinery breakdown and repair experience
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Strong technical problem-solving skills
• Experience within an Engineering or Manufacturing environment
• Electrical or electronic knowledge would be advantageous
• A proactive and hands-on engineering approach

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established engineering and manufacturing business where you will have a varied and technically challenging role.

You will be working directly with machinery and engineering equipment, helping improve reliability, reduce downtime and support the ongoing performance of the manufacturing operation.

The position would suit an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Engineer or Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for a stable, long-term engineering opportunity.

Permanent Position

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