Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £48,000–£50,000
Location: Swadlincote
Working hours: Monday–Friday, Days and Afternoons

The benefits

• 30 days' annual leave, rising to 33 days with service

• Good salary and benefits package

• Life assurance, GP access, Costco membership and wellbeing support

• Company sick pay after probation

• Training and development opportunities

• Supportive, family-run working environment where your ideas matter

We're recruiting a hands on Maintenance Engineer with a mechanical focus to join an established manufacturing business with a strong heritage and commitment to sustainability.

You'll play a key role in keeping plant, machinery and site equipment safe, reliable and running efficiently. Working closely with production and engineering colleagues, you'll help minimise downtime, resolve faults and improve maintenance practices.

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across plant and machinery.

• Diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults.

• Working with gears, motors, bearings, chains, hydraulics and pneumatics.

• Investigating recurring breakdowns and identifying root causes.

• Supporting equipment upgrades, site improvements and maintenance procedures.

• Working collaboratively with production teams to prioritise repairs and reduce downtime.

• Maintaining safe working practices and supporting site security and close-down when required.

• Strong maintenance experience in manufacturing, heavy engineering, or a similar environment.

• Confident mechanical and electrical fault finding and repair skills.

• Practical experience with mechanical fitting, hydraulics, pneumatics and related equipment.

• Experience of planned preventative and reactive maintenance.

• Willingness to support basic electrical work within a multi-skilled team.

• A proactive, safety-conscious approach with good communication and problem-solving skills.

If this could be of interest, get in touch with Josh Sharkey from Stirling Warrington.

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