Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering recruitment agency is seeking a Maintenance Engineer in Weston-super-Mare. The role involves planned and reactive maintenance across various machinery, supporting upgrades and project work, and requires a hands-on mechanical background. You will enjoy a competitive salary of £40,000, 24 days holiday, and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

24 days holiday + bank holidays

Enhanced overtime

Pension and life assurance

Supportive culture

Qualifications

• Experience with planned and reactive maintenance.
• Hands-on background with machining and workshop-based engineering.
• Proactive approach to varied engineering tasks.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance on CNC machines and manual lathes.
• Conduct electrical fault finding within panels.
• Support machinery upgrades and installations.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Basic electrical competency

Machining skills

Welding (desirable)

Ability to read mechanical drawings

Education

Time-served or apprentice-trained mechanical engineer

Job description

Role : Maintenance Engineer

Shift : Monday to Friday (8am - 4:30pm) / 9-day fortnight

Pay : £40,000

Location : Weston-super-Mare

Are you a mechanically strong engineer looking for a stable days-based role with variety, ownership and involvement in new installations and upgrades?

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a long-established engineering business that works with major OEMs across its sector. The site carries out machining, assembly and testing of components and has a small, supportive engineering team looking to add another experienced pair of hands.

This is what you'll be doing

The Maintenance Engineer will take responsibility for keeping a wide range of machinery running safely and efficiently while supporting the development of a growing maintenance system.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across CNC machines, manual lathes, mills, grinders and hydraulic / mechanical presses.
• Strip, repair and replace motors, gearboxes, bearings, pumps, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Work confidently on basic electrical fault finding within panels (relays, sensors, drives) - PLC work is limited to I / O checks.
• Assist with project work including machinery relocations, new conveyor installs and small fabrication jobs.
• Help build and improve the site's PPM system as the team transitions away from older reactive practices.
• Carry out checks on site hoists and lifting equipment (major LOLER work handled by contractors).
• Ensure safe working practices, including LOTO and basic compliance checks.
• Look after industrial washers, shot blasters, strip-down benches and test rigs used in the remanufacturing process.
• Work closely with the site engineering manager, project team and several graduate engineers.

And this is what you'll bring

• Time-served or apprentice-trained mechanical engineer.
• Strong hands-on background with machining, rebuild, fitting or workshop-based engineering.
• Basic electrical competency (isolation, fault-finding, panel work).
• Comfortable working with older machinery as well as supporting upgrades.
• Welding experience is desirable but not essential - training can be provided.
• Able to read mechanical drawings and understand machine operation.
• Proactive, practical and confident getting stuck into varied engineering work.

And this is what you'll get in return

• Salary around £40,000
• Monday to Friday days + every second week with a rest day in the week
• 24 days holiday + bank holidays
• Enhanced overtime
• Pension and life assurance
• Supportive culture and access to experienced engineers and project professionals
• Strong job security within a long-established, well-invested site