Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Kingston Barnes Ltd; Langaller; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attendance allowance

Pension scheme

23 days' annual leave

Job summary

Kingston Barnes Ltd. in Clevedon, North Somerset, is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join the engineering team on a hands-on, multi-skilled basis with a strong mechanical and hydraulic bias.

You will keep production equipment running, perform planned and reactive maintenance, and support fault finding and repairs with the wider team. The role operates a 3-week rotating 12-hour shift pattern including days and nights.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or industrial maintenance.
• Strong mechanical maintenance background with multi-skilled experience.
• Hands-on hydraulics and pneumatics experience.
• Experience with bearings, seals and other mechanical components.
• Electrical maintenance experience is advantageous.
• An apprenticeship or equivalent engineering training.
• Level 3 engineering qualification preferred (Level 2 considered).
• The ability to work independently and as part of a wider team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive mechanical maintenance across manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical faults and breakdowns.
• Work on hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Replace and repair bearings, seals and hydraulic components.
• Carry out component changes and straight swaps where required.
• Support preventative maintenance and TPM activities.
• Carry out general mechanical fault finding and repairs.
• Electrical maintenance and fault finding would be beneficial.
• Work safely and effectively to minimise production downtime.

Skills

Manufacturing maintenance experience

Mechanical maintenance

Hydraulics and pneumatics

Bearing/seal replacement

Electrical maintenance (advantageous)

Independent working

Education

Apprenticeship or equivalent engineering training

Level 3 engineering qualification preferred

Level 2 considered

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Clevedon, North Somerset

Salary: £50,000-£53,000 (With attendance allowance)

Shift Pattern: 3-week rotating 12-hour shift pattern

The Company

A rapidly expanding manufacturing business supplying bespoke products to a wide range of sectors, including construction, engineering and manufacturing.

The site operates across several specialist manufacturing areas, with this position being based within the extrusion side of the business.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join the engineering team. This is a hands-on, multi-skilled maintenance position with a strong mechanical and hydraulic bias.

You will be responsible for keeping production equipment running effectively, carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance and supporting the wider engineering team with fault finding and repairs.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive mechanical maintenance across manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical faults and breakdowns.
• Work on hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Replace and repair bearings, seals and hydraulic components.
• Carry out component changes and straight swaps where required.
• Support preventative maintenance and TPM activities.
• Carry out general mechanical fault finding and repairs.
• Electrical maintenance and fault finding would be beneficial.
• Work safely and effectively to minimise production downtime.

Skills & Experience

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience within a manufacturing or industrial maintenance environment.
• A strong mechanical maintenance background, ideally with multi-skilled experience.
• Hands-on experience with hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Experience working with bearings, seals and other mechanical components.
• Electrical maintenance experience would be advantageous.
• An apprenticeship or equivalent engineering training.
• Level 3 engineering qualification preferred, with Level 2 considered.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a wider engineering team.

Shift Pattern

This role operates on a 3-week rotating 12-hour shift pattern, working 06:00-18:00 days and 18:00-06:00 nights:

• Week 1: Monday & Tuesday OFF, Wednesday-Friday DAYS
• Week 2: Monday-Wednesday NIGHTS, Thursday & Friday OFF
• Week 3: Monday & Tuesday DAYS, Wednesday OFF, Thursday & Friday NIGHTS
• Additional 12-hour day shift every 6 weeks
• Average of 42 hours per week, or approximately 39.5 hours after unpaid breaks
• Tuesday day shifts are used for TPM activities (06:00-18:00)
• There is no scheduled weekend working, although there is an opportunity to work approximately one weekend per month as overtime if desired.

Salary & Benefits

Base Salary of £50,000-£53,000 (this includes attendance allowance)

• £1,040.04 attendance payment, paid monthly
• Overtime paid at 1.3x during the week
• Weekend overtime paid at 1.5x, with double time after 8 hours
• 23 days' annual leave + bank holidays
• Pension scheme

Ongoing opportunity to develop within a growing manufacturing environment