Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9‑day Fortnight

Specialist Training

Long-Term Contract

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Technician in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire for a long-term contract. The role is fully onsite with a 37-hour week across a 9-day fortnight, providing specialist training and exposure to a world-class test environment.

The hourly rate ranges from £27.73 to £29.43, with commutable locations listed. You will maintain complex mechanical plant and fuel systems, read schematics, and work from drawings.

Qualifications

• Must have a time-served apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent).
• Strong mechanical maintenance background and safe use of workshop tooling.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical maintenance across specialist plant and facility systems in a world-class test environment.
• Fully onsite in Peterborough, working with engineers, technicians and contractors.
• 37 hours per week on a 9-day fortnight with typical start around 07:30.

Skills

Strong mechanical maintenance

Safe use of workshop tooling

Fault finding

Read drawings & schematics

Education

Time-served apprenticeship / NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)

Tools

Workshop tooling

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance Technician

£27.73 - £29.43 Per Hour + 9-Day Fortnight + 37 Hour Week + Specialist Training + Long-Term Contract

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (Commutable from: Stamford, Spalding, Huntingdon, Ely, Wisbech, March, Kettering, Corby)

Are you a Mechanical Maintenance Technician looking for Specialist Training and a Long-Term Contract in a truly specialist engineering environment? Do you have experience maintaining complex mechanical plant and fuel systems, using workshop tooling safely and working from drawings and schematics?

This is a secure, long-term contract position within a highly technical onsite maintenance team, where you'll be backed with Specialist Training and a structured working pattern including a 9-Day Fortnight and 37 Hour Week. You'll be trusted to take ownership of critical equipment, fault-find quickly, and keep high-value operations running smoothly.

You will be joining a respected engineering organisation with a reputation for world‑class development and testing, offering exposure to unique systems and equipment you won't find in most industrial sites. There's genuine variety, technical challenge, and the chance to build rare, highly transferable expertise.

You will work fully onsite in Peterborough, responding to breakdowns and completing PPM/corrective work across mechanical plant and test‑facility utilities, including fuel, cooling, process water, compressed air, boilers/chillers and associated hydraulic/pneumatic systems.

This role suits a Mechanical Maintenance Technician who is motivated by technical progression and becoming a recognised specialist through hands‑on exposure, structured ways of working and continuous improvement projects.

The Role:

• Mechanical maintenance across specialist plant and facility systems in a world‑class test environment
• Fully onsite in Peterborough, working closely with engineers, technicians and contractors
• 37 hours per week on a 9-day fortnight (typical 07:30 start, with flexible starts from ~06:00)

The Person:

• Time‑served apprenticeship / NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent), or significant relevant industrial mechanical maintenance experience
• Strong mechanical maintenance background with safe use of workshop tooling/equipment and structured fault‑finding
• Fuel systems maintenance experience, plus the ability to read and interpret mechanical/electrical drawings and schematics

Reference Number: BBBH279226

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.