Maintenance Engineer

Electrical or Mechanical Engineer / Bury St Edmunds / Salary up to £55,000

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, Panama shift (6am-6pm, days & nights)

Overview

Position 1 Recruitment is seeking a Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical) to join our client’s team. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and experienced engineer with strong skills in maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing both industrial electrical and mechanical systems.

Benefits

• Pension (up to 8% matched)
• 5% performance bonus after 6 months
• Life assurance & income protection
• 20 days holiday (pro rata) + additional allowances
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on electrical and mechanical production equipment
• Diagnose and resolve faults on PLCs, drives, motors, and control systems
• Maintain and repair conveyors, hydraulics, pneumatics, gearboxes, and drive systems
• Work with inverters, control panels, and industrial wiring systems
• Assist with installation and commissioning of new machinery and equipment
• Read and interpret electrical schematics and mechanical drawings
• Maintain accurate maintenance and fault recordsSupport continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
• Ensure all Health & Safety procedures are followed, promoting safe systems of work
• Provide flexibility for on‑call duties when required

Requirements

• Qualified in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or related discipline)
• Proven experience in heavy industrial maintenance (multi‑skilled preferred)
• Strong knowledge of:
  • PLC fault finding (basic programming desirable)
  • Inverters and drives
  • Motors and control systems
  • Industrial wiring and control panels
  • Conveyors, hydraulics, and pneumatics
  • Bearings, gearboxes, and drive systems
• Ability to read and interpret both electrical and mechanical drawings
• Good understanding of Health & Safety protocols, including:
  • Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO)
  • Safe Isolation
  • Permit to Work systems
  • Working at Height
  • Confined Space awareness
  • ATEX/DSEAR (desirable)

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