Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Wakefield-Ossett | £40,000 – £42,000 per annum | Monday to Thursday 7:00am – 4:00pm; Friday 7:00am – 1:00pm | Permanent

Company

Our client is a well-established manufacturing business based in Wakefield and is currently looking to recruit a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team on a permanent basis.

The Role

This is a varied and hands‑on role that combines traditional maintenance engineering with workshop-based engineering activities, fabrication work and machinery projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining factory equipment while also supporting machinery modifications, installations and future engineering projects across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across factory equipment
• Respond to reactive breakdowns and minimise downtime
• Diagnose and repair mechanical faults efficiently
• Maintain and repair mechanical systems including gearboxes, bearings, shafts, drive systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems
• Conduct basic electrical fault finding where required
• Support machinery installations, upgrades and engineering improvement projects
• Assist with machine builds and equipment modifications
• Use workshop machinery and machine shop tools to manufacture, modify and repair components
• Carry out fabrication work to support maintenance and project activities
• Complete maintenance documentation and records
• Ensure all work is completed in accordance with health and safety procedures

Essential Requirements

• Mechanically biased Maintenance Engineer background
• Strong mechanical fault‑finding and repair skills
• Experience within manufacturing, engineering or workshop environments
• Experience using workshop machinery and machine shop equipment such as lathes
• Ability to manufacture, modify and repair components
• Fabrication experience or a strong practical engineering background
• Ability to work independently and as part of a small engineering team
• Good understanding of health and safety procedures
• Apprentice trained or time‑served engineer preferred

Desirable Experience

• Electrical qualifications or electrical maintenance experience
• Basic electrical fault finding on motors, drives, sensors and control panels
• Welding and fabrication experience
• Experience supporting machinery installations and build projects
• Experience manufacturing replacement parts and components

Personal Attributes

• Practical and hands‑on approach
• Strong problem‑solving ability
• Self‑motivated and proactive
• Organised and reliable
• Good communication skills
• Pride in producing high‑quality workmanship

Package & Benefits

• £40,000 – £42,000 per annum
• Permanent, full‑time position
• Monday to Thursday 7:00am – 4:00pm; Friday 7:00am – 1:00pm
• Early finish every Friday at 1:00pm
• Stable and established manufacturing environment
• Varied role combining maintenance engineering, workshop activities and engineering projects
• Opportunity to contribute to future machinery installations, modifications and site improvements

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