Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Company: Discover Engineering
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Location: Blackburn
Job Description:

Mechanical led Maintenance Engineer

Location: Blackburn

Working Pattern: 4 on 4 off shifts rotating days and nights (6-6)

Salary: Circa £53’000

A specialist manufacturer providing solutions for civil and construction projects, with a focus on performance, reliability and long term value, is searching for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to support ongoing production and maintenance activity across the UK industrial plant.

This is an ideal role for someone who is hungry in their career and seeking a progressive path forward. Training and Development is offered to aid progression and skill development.

The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer role:

You will maintain plant and equipment to ensure safe, reliable operation in line with production and statutory requirements. The role is hands-on, covering fault finding, repair and preventative maintenance across bespoke extrusion and heavy process machinery, within a close-knit team on a rotating shift, supporting both reactive and planned work.

  • Responding to breakdowns across mechanical and electrical systems.
  • Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and compliance checks.
  • Supporting installation work and site improvement projects.
  • Lean Six Sigma operation.
  • The maintenance approach is increasingly focused on preventative activity.

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer experience:

  • Working experience of extrusion lines and polymer handling systems, large motors, pumps and gearboxes, rotating machinery, hydraulics and pneumatics.
  • Temperature control systems and associated instrumentation
  • Industrial background, comfortable working across a variety of machinery with a practical, methodical approach to fault finding.
  • Electrical competence is required, however training can be offered.
  • Experience within the plastics industry, or working with extrusion processes, would be useful but not essential.

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer approach:

  • Proactive with a positive can do attitude.
  • Passionate to be supportive cross functionally.
  • Clear and consistent in communication.
  • Interested in developing skills and contributing to continual improvements on site.

If this aligns with your experience and approach, I would welcome a conversation.

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Posted: April 26th, 2026