Mechanical Maintenance Technician – Rotating Shifts (Poole)

South West Recruitment Ltd; Poole; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension 8%

Death in Service

ShareSave scheme

Health cash plan

Cycle to work

EAP

Onsite physio

Work wear

Job summary

South West Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Technician for a global engineering group based in Poole, Dorset. The role involves hands-on maintenance of plant, equipment, buildings and facilities to keep operations running smoothly.

You will fault find, perform PPM checks and drive improvements in reliability, while working to safe practices. The role is 37 hours per week on rotating early/late shifts with additional hours as needed.

Qualifications

• Formal apprenticeship or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Fully skilled maintenance technician with mechanical/electrical bias.
• Experience fault finding in a machine shop and repairing hydraulic/pneumatic systems.
• Understanding of safe working practices and ability to work under pressure.
• Good verbal and written communication; detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Fault find and repair hydraulic and pneumatic systems in the shop.
• Carry out planned preventive maintenance checks per CMMS schedule.
• Maintain site facilities and environment to a high standard.
• Identify opportunities for reliability improvements and efficiency.
• Work safely and in line with company policy; flexible as needed.

Skills

Fault finding

Machine maintenance

Safety procedures

Proactive mindset

Education

Trade apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS

Job description

South West Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Technician for a global engineering group based in Poole, Dorset. The role involves hands-on maintenance of plant, equipment, buildings and facilities to keep operations running smoothly.

You will fault find, perform PPM checks and drive improvements in reliability, while working to safe practices. The role is 37 hours per week on rotating early/late shifts with additional hours as needed.