Salary: £14.85 per hour + 6.5% Shift Allowance
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Shift Pattern: Rotating Days
Week 1: Monday to Thursday, 6:00am – 4:00pm
Week 2: Monday to Friday, 6:00am – 2:00pm
Machine Tool Engineer | Maintenance Engineer | Mechanical Maintenance | Manufacturing
Our client, a well-established and respected manufacturing business, is looking to recruit a skilled Machine Tool Engineer to join their Maintenance team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong mechanical background to play a key role in improving plant reliability, reducing downtime and supporting continuous improvement across a busy production facility.
Working within a proactive maintenance environment, you'll carry out both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on a range of manufacturing machinery, plant and equipment while contributing to the ongoing development of the site's Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
If you're a time-served engineer who enjoys problem-solving, fault-finding and working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, we'd like to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on manufacturing plant, machinery and building infrastructure.
Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults to minimise production downtime.
Improve machine reliability through continuous improvement initiatives.
Support the implementation, updating and effective use of the CMMS.
Read and interpret mechanical and electrical engineering drawings.
Install, commission and service machinery and equipment.
Assemble and fit machine components to engineering drawings.
Liaise effectively with production teams, engineers, fitters and management.
Monitor component quality and delivery to ensure operational efficiency.
Maintain tools and equipment to company quality and safety standards.
Ensure all maintenance documentation is completed accurately and on time.
Promote safe working practices and ensure compliance with Health & Safety procedures.
Assist with the training and development of apprentices.
Support quality improvement activities to reduce waste, defects and downtime.
Undertake additional engineering duties as required.
About You
To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have:
NVQ Level 3, BTEC Level 3 or equivalent Engineering qualification.
Time-served apprenticeship within Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering.
Previous experience working on heavy plant or industrial manufacturing equipment.
Strong mechanical maintenance and fault-finding skills.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
Experience with planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance.
Knowledge of CMMS maintenance systems.
Welding experience would be advantageous.
Experience operating overhead cranes.
Forklift Truck (FLT) experience or licence is desirable.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a maintenance team.
What's on Offer?
£14.85 per hour.
Shift allowance.
Permanent, full-time position.
Rotating day shifts offering excellent work-life balance.
Opportunity to join a stable and growing manufacturing business.
Ongoing training and development.
Supportive engineering and maintenance team.
Opportunity to mentor apprentices and contribute to continuous improvement projects.
Apply Today
If you're an experienced Machine Tool Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Plant Maintenance Engineer, or Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for your next opportunity within manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today with your CV for immediate consideration
Salary description
£14.85 - £14.85 per hour