Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer – Aerospace Manufacturing

Sittingbourne, Kent

Full-Time | Permanent

Salary: Dependent on Experience

PWR Contacts: Sammy or Emily

We are recruiting for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established and highly respected aerospace manufacturing business. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a critical engineering environment supporting high-spec production processes in a company that values quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring all plant equipment, machinery, and site facilities operate safely, efficiently, and in line with regulatory standards. This position combines hands-on maintenance with compliance, documentation, and contractor coordination responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

Diagnose faults, carry out repairs, and minimise downtime across plant equipment

Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and environmental standards

Conduct routine safety checks (e.g. fire alarms, emergency systems)

Perform planned preventative maintenance and site inspections

Maintain accurate maintenance records, logs, and asset documentation

Source and procure parts, tools, and consumables

Coordinate subcontractors for servicing and statutory inspections

Support continuous improvement initiatives across maintenance processes

Work safely at height when required

About You

Strong mechanical maintenance background (essential)

Electrical knowledge or qualifications (desirable)

Experience within manufacturing, engineering, or industrial environments

Knowledge of compliance and regulatory standards

Welding experience (advantageous)

Forklift licence (desirable)

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure

Good IT skills and confident with documentation/reporting

Key Competencies

Multi-skilled engineering capability (mechanical and/or electrical)

Maintenance planning and fault-finding expertise

Strong organisational and communication skills

Experience with audits, compliance, and reporting

Continuous improvement mindset

Working Hours

Monday – Thursday: 7:30am – 4:00pm

Friday: 7:30am – 1:30pm

Why Apply?

Join a stable and growing engineering business within a specialist manufacturing sector

Work in a collaborative, team-focused environment

Opportunity for long-term career progression and development

Be part of a business committed to high-quality engineering standards