Qualified and Experienced Maintenance Engineer – Permanent Contract – No sponsorship offered.
Location: Wellingborough | Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 per annum | Working hours: Monday to Friday.
About the Role
We are proud to support a well‑established manufacturing business in Wellingborough and are looking to appoint an experienced Site Maintenance Engineer. This role will play a key part in maintaining specialist production machinery and ensuring smooth day‑to‑day operations across the site, with travel to the Peterborough site every other week in a company vehicle.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform electrical and mechanical diagnostics, repairs, and preventive maintenance (PPM) on all site machinery, including specialist production equipment.
- Respond promptly to machinery breakdowns, working closely with Production Managers and Supervisors to minimise downtime.
- Carry out machinery modifications, upgrades, and new installations as required.
- Identify and rectify faults in a safe, efficient, and cost‑effective manner.
- Support general site maintenance including lighting, heating, and air systems across offices, factory areas, and outbuildings.
- Ensure all work complies with current legislation, regulations, and company quality standards.
- Liaise with external contractors.
- Assist with Health & Safety procedures and site compliance activities.
- Undertake project work and additional duties as reasonably required by the business.
- Travel to the Peterborough site every other week (company vehicle provided).
Qualifications & Experience
Applicants must hold an NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds qualification in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and have previously worked in a maintenance role within a manufacturing or production environment. A full UK Driving Licence is also essential.
Skills & Attributes
- Strong electrical engineering knowledge with solid mechanical understanding, including pneumatics.
- Excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem‑solving.
- Confident diagnosing faults on PLC, PC‑controlled, CNC, and automated machinery.
- Ability to work autonomously and prioritise tasks effectively.
- Comfortable working to deadlines in a fast‑paced production environment.
- Willingness to learn and contribute to continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Monday to Friday working.
- 22 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing with length of service.
- Christmas shut down.
- Health Care Cash Plan.
- Employee Assist Programme.
- Employee Discount.
- Refer a friend scheme (£150).
- Subsidised tea and coffee.
- Attendance Bonus.
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