Maintenance Engineer – Days

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Maintenance Engineer / Planned Preventative Maintenance Lead – Bridgwater, Somerset – Full-Time | Permanent – Up to £53,000 DOE – Mon – Friday – Day Based Role

Lead a newly created role focused on ensuring equipment runs safely, efficiently, and reliably across a multi-site manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and deliver hands‑on PPM across production equipment
  • Ensure all maintenance is completed safely and to a high standard
  • Supervise engineers and contractors on‑site
  • Carry out post‑maintenance checks and safe equipment handovers
  • Identify and escalate faults and follow‑up work
  • Plan PPMs (tools, parts, permits, resources)
  • Support continuous improvement of maintenance processes
  • Assist with reactive maintenance and engineering projects

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong mechanical and/or electrical maintenance background
  • Experience delivering PPMs in a manufacturing environment
  • Knowledge of CMMS systems
  • Solid understanding of LOTO, permits, and safe isolation
  • Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving skills
  • Organised, proactive, and a strong team player

Qualifications

  • NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Engineering
  • 18th Edition (BS 7671)
  • Electrical qualification (preferred)
  • 2391 Inspection & Testing (desirable)
  • PLC/automation experience (advantageous)

Benefits

  • 22 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (increasing by 1 day per year of service up to 25 days)
  • Guaranteed Christmas & New Year shutdown (a few days reserved from annual leave allowance)
  • Pension scheme (4% employer / 5% employee contribution)
  • Free on‑site parking
  • On‑site canteen
  • Access to Wellbeing 360
  • Cycle to Work (Bike2Work) scheme
  • Company uniform provided
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities
  • Career progression within a growing organisation

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Company: Manucomm Recruitment Ltd
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Location: Bridgwater
Job Description:

Maintenance Engineer / Planned Preventative Maintenance Lead – Bridgwater, Somerset – Full-Time | Permanent – Up to £53,000 DOE – Mon – Friday – Day Based Role

Lead a newly created role focused on ensuring equipment runs safely, efficiently, and reliably across a multi-site manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and deliver hands‑on PPM across production equipment
  • Ensure all maintenance is completed safely and to a high standard
  • Supervise engineers and contractors on‑site
  • Carry out post‑maintenance checks and safe equipment handovers
  • Identify and escalate faults and follow‑up work
  • Plan PPMs (tools, parts, permits, resources)
  • Support continuous improvement of maintenance processes
  • Assist with reactive maintenance and engineering projects

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong mechanical and/or electrical maintenance background
  • Experience delivering PPMs in a manufacturing environment
  • Knowledge of CMMS systems
  • Solid understanding of LOTO, permits, and safe isolation
  • Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving skills
  • Organised, proactive, and a strong team player

Qualifications

  • NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Engineering
  • 18th Edition (BS 7671)
  • Electrical qualification (preferred)
  • 2391 Inspection & Testing (desirable)
  • PLC/automation experience (advantageous)

Benefits

  • 22 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (increasing by 1 day per year of service up to 25 days)
  • Guaranteed Christmas & New Year shutdown (a few days reserved from annual leave allowance)
  • Pension scheme (4% employer / 5% employee contribution)
  • Free on‑site parking
  • On‑site canteen
  • Access to Wellbeing 360
  • Cycle to Work (Bike2Work) scheme
  • Company uniform provided
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities
  • Career progression within a growing organisation

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Posted: May 20th, 2026