Site Maintenance Engineer

Chase Taylor Recruitment Ltd; Hempstalls; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Chase Taylor Recruitment Ltd is working with a well-established manufacturer in the window and door industry to recruit a Site Maintenance Engineer.

This hands-on role covers planned and reactive maintenance across a busy manufacturing site, ensuring machinery and site services operate efficiently. The ideal candidate has strong mechanical and electrical background and experience in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance engineering or site engineering in manufacturing.
• Strong mechanical and electrical understanding.
• Experience in manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise.
• Health and safety awareness.
• Proactive in identifying potential machinery failures.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across manufacturing machinery.
• Respond to breakdowns with fault-finding and repairs.
• Support production teams with machinery issues to minimise downtime.
• Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults and identify solutions.
• Maintain and repair production machinery and tools.
• Assist with installation, commissioning and relocation of machinery.
• Maintain site services and facilities.
• Work with production managers to identify recurring issues and implement solutions.
• Ensure maintenance activities are safe and compliant.
• Keep accurate maintenance records.
• Support continuous improvement for reliability and productivity.
• Liaise with external contractors.
• Maintain safe, clean working environment.
• Support other engineering and maintenance requirements.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Fault-finding

Problem solving

Health and safety

Independent working

Education

Engineering qualifications advantageous

Job description

SITE MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

THE OPPORTUNITY

Chase Taylor are working with a well-established and successful manufacturer within the window and door industry, who are looking to recruit an experienced Site Maintenance Engineer to join their team.

This is a hands‑on engineering role supporting the day‑to‑day operation and maintenance of a busy manufacturing facility. You will be responsible for ensuring production machinery, equipment and site services are maintained, repaired and operating efficiently.

The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical and/or electrical engineering background and experience working within a manufacturing or production environment. Experience within the window, door, fenestration, UPVC, aluminium or similar manufacturing industries would be highly advantageous.

THE ROLE

Working as part of the manufacturing and engineering team, you will play a key role in keeping production running efficiently by carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across the site.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across manufacturing machinery and equipment.
• Responding to breakdowns and carrying out effective fault‑finding and repairs.
• Supporting production teams with machinery‑related issues and minimising downtime.
• Diagnosing mechanical and electrical faults and identifying appropriate solutions.
• Maintaining and repairing production machinery, tools and associated equipment.
• Assisting with the installation, commissioning and relocation of machinery where required.
• Carrying out general maintenance across the manufacturing site, including site services and facilities.
• Working closely with production managers and operators to identify recurring machinery issues and implement preventative solutions.
• Ensuring maintenance activities are completed safely and in accordance with company procedures.
• Maintaining accurate records of maintenance, repairs and servicing.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to improve machinery reliability, efficiency and productivity.
• Liaising with external contractors and specialist engineers when required.
• Maintaining a safe, clean and well‑organised working environment.
• Supporting with any other engineering and maintenance requirements across the site.

ABOUT YOU

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous experience in a maintenance engineering or site engineering role.
• Experience working within a manufacturing, production or industrial environment.
• A good understanding of both mechanical and electrical systems.
• Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience maintaining and repairing production machinery.
• The ability to work independently and prioritise maintenance requirements effectively.
• A proactive approach to identifying potential machinery failures before they occur.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work closely with production teams.
• A strong understanding of health and safety within a manufacturing environment.
• Relevant engineering qualifications would be advantageous but are not essential where suitable experience is demonstrated.

WHY APPLY?

This is an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer looking for a varied, hands‑on role within an established manufacturing business.

You will have the opportunity to work with a range of production machinery and equipment while playing an important role in maintaining production output and improving the reliability of the manufacturing operation.