Maintnenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer (JO0000016904) Wellingborough, England

Salary: GBP40000 – GBP45000 per annum. Permanent contract. No sponsorship offered.

About the Role

We are proud to be supporting a well‑established manufacturing business in Wellingborough as they look to appoint an experienced Site Maintenance Engineer. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation where you will play a key role in maintaining specialist production machinery and ensuring smooth day‑to‑day operations across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform electrical and mechanical diagnostics, repairs, and 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 a 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 off), 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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