Maintenance Engineer

Location: UK field based - head office – Walsall

We are working with a specialist engineering business supplying industrial washing and hygiene systems into food manufacturing, pharmaceutical and industrial processing environments across the UK. The business designs, installs and maintains bespoke washing systems, supporting customers where uptime, reliability and service response are critical.

Due to continued growth, the business is looking to recruit a Field Service Mechanical Engineer to join a small, experienced engineering team. This is a field-based role working on customer sites across the UK, supporting planned maintenance, breakdown response, installation work and ongoing equipment reliability.

You will be working on industrial washers, conveyor systems, spray bars, air knives, bin lifts and utensil washing equipment. The role combines hands‑on mechanical maintenance with customer‑facing service work, offering good variety and strong long‑term stability.

This role would suit a mechanically biased Maintenance Engineer or Mechanical Fitter who enjoys field‑based problem solving, travel, varied site work and working with specialist industrial equipment. Electrical experience is useful, but the business is happy to provide training where needed.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned maintenance, repairs and first‑line fault finding on industrial washing systems
• Replace worn or damaged components to maintain safe and reliable equipment performance
• Work on industrial conveyor systems, spray bars, air knives, bin lifts and utensil washers
• Support installations, commissioning and planned service work on customer sites across the UK
• Carry out TIG welding where required as part of repair and modification work
• Work independently on service visits or as part of a team on larger installations
• Maintain high standards of health, safety and customer service while working on site
• Complete service reports and communicate clearly with customers and internal teams

Skills & qualifications

• Strong mechanical maintenance background within industrial, manufacturing or service environments
• Mechanical or maintenance qualifications beneficial but not essential
• TIG welding experience essential
• Experience working on conveyors, production equipment or industrial plant desirable
• Electrical fault‑finding experience advantageous but not essential
• Ability to work independently and manage field‑based workloads
• Good communication skills and customer‑facing attitude
• Full UK driving licence required

Benefits

• Salary: £33,000 – £37,000 (with review based on experience)
• Monday to Thursday: 07:15 – 16:00
• Friday: 07:15 – 12:00
• Overtime paid at 1.5x
• UK‑wide field‑based role with varied customer sites and equipment
• Stop‑out allowance including hotel accommodation plus meal allowance / £20 per night
• Pension scheme
• Training and development in electrical systems and specialist machinery
• Long‑term stable role within a growing specialist engineering business

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