Mechanical Maintenance Engineer – Production Machinery (Overtime)

Impact Recruitment Services; Northampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Life insurance

On-site parking

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Impact Recruitment Services are seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join a well-established business in Northamptonshire. The role offers a permanent position with a salary of £44,000 per year, plus a company pension and additional benefits.

You will maintain, service and repair a wide range of production machinery and site equipment, using strong mechanical fault-finding skills in an industrial environment. Overtime may be required and an on-call rota after probation.

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship or equivalent industrial engineering qualifications.
• Experience servicing and repairing industrial machinery.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with preventative and scheduled maintenance.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings.
• Experience with conveyors, gearboxes, bearings, motors, or rotating machinery beneficial.
• Multi-skilled, especially with electrical systems and pneumatics.
• Experience with food production or processing machinery beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production machinery and site facilities.
• Diagnose mechanical faults and perform breakdown repairs.
• Service and maintain a wide range of production equipment and machinery.
• Maintain machine drive mechanisms and related systems.
• Work on conveyors, elevators, grinders, weighing equipment and rotating machinery.
• Read and interpret mechanical drawings and diagrams.
• Use test and measurement equipment to identify and resolve faults.
• Ensure plant services and site facilities meet safety and quality standards.
• Follow health and safety procedures.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Preventative maintenance

Reading drawings

Industrial machinery servicing

Problem solving

Electrical & pneumatics

Food production machinery

Overtime willingness

On-call readiness

Education

Apprenticeship/City & Guilds/NVQ level 3

BTEC

Significant engineering experience

Job description

Impact Recruitment Services are seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join a well-established business in Northamptonshire. The role offers a permanent position with a salary of £44,000 per year, plus a company pension and additional benefits.

You will maintain, service and repair a wide range of production machinery and site equipment, using strong mechanical fault-finding skills in an industrial environment. Overtime may be required and an on-call rota after probation.