Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Rocket Staffing Group Ltd; Kislingbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing agency is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer based in Northampton, England. The role involves conducting reactive and planned maintenance for manufacturing equipment with a focus on mechanical tasks. Successful candidates will have at least 2 years of multi-skilled maintenance experience and be comfortable interpreting technical drawings. A competitive salary of £40k to £42k is offered along with various benefits including attendance bonus, free parking, and a company pension.

Benefits

Attendance bonus

Free onsite parking

Company pension

Referral programme

Free tea and coffee

Canteen

Qualifications

• Must have 2 years of experience in maintenance engineering, mechanical bias with electrical knowledge.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings is critical.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct reactive and planned maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
• Support multiple production units including extruders and printers.
• Work collaboratively in a maintenance team to ensure service excellence.

Skills

Multi-skilled maintenance engineering experience

Electrical fault-finding

Understanding technical drawings

Basic plumbing

Emergency maintenance

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Northampton, NN7
Salary: £40k to £42k
Shift: Monday‑Friday 07:30‑17:30
Annual leave: 24 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands‑on mechanical maintenance engineer, (70/30 Mechanical bias) with proven hands‑on manufacturing experience. The role will be primarily reactive mechanical maintenance with an element of pre‑planned electrical maintenance. The role will include supporting c.30 production units (extruders, printers & converters).

Key Responsibilities

• Electrical fault‑finding PPM's and Reactive maintenance
• Building services tasks
• Working as part of a maintenance team to deliver a great service to the plant/site
• Emergency light testing
• Changing lamps
• AHUs PPMs
• Basic plumbing
• Fire alarm testing

Qualifications

• Comfortable working in fast paced environment.
• To maintain, service and repair all plant machinery to minimise production down time.
• Read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings: A critical skill requirement for this position is the ability to understand and work with technical drawings.
• Provide technical support on all projects, installations, and breakdowns.
• Must have 2 years multi‑skilled maintenance engineering experience. Can be mechanical with electrical certified.

Benefits

• Attendance bonus.
• Free onsite parking.
• TV room.
• Free tea and coffee.
• Canteen.
• Company pension.
• Referral programme.

Schedule

Day shift 7:30‑17:30. Occasional Saturday overtime.

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