Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location:

Commutable from Aylesbury, Tring, Berkhamsted, Pitstone & Leighton Buzzard
Salary: £60,000-£65,000 OTE | Monday-Friday Days | Excellent Overtime Rates
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join an established engineering team within a busy industrial manufacturing environment.
This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking for a long-term position offering strong earning potential, enhanced overtime rates, training and genuine opportunities to develop and up-skill.

Experience with in food manufacturing or FMCG would be advantageous but is not essential. Engineers with a strong mechanical maintenance background from other industrial or manufacturing environments are encouraged to apply.

The Role
As a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, you will work as part of an experienced engineering team, carrying out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across a range of production machinery and plant.
Your responsibilities will include:

· Carrying out planned and preventative mechanical maintenance

· Reactive maintenance and mechanical fault-finding

· Repair and maintenance of production machinery and plant

· Working with conveyors, motors, pumps, valves and pneumatic systems

· Maintenance of silos and associated equipment

· General plant and machinery maintenance

· Responding to mechanical breakdowns

· Mechanical fault diagnosis and repair

· Fabrication and welding

· Working safely and effectively within a busy engineering environment
You will need to be confident using MIG and/or TIG welding equipment, together with general fabrication and workshop machinery.
Hours & Overtime

· Monday-Friday day shifts

· Working hours generally between 7:00am and 6:00pm

· Flexibility required around start and finish times

· Up to 50 hours per week including overtime

· Overtime paid at 1.5x after 7.5 hours worked per day

· Saturday mornings paid at 1.5x

· Saturday afternoons after 2:00pm paid at 2x

· Sundays paid at 2x

· Excellent opportunity to significantly increase earnings through overtime
Following a qualifying period, you will also join an approximately 1-in-3-week call-out rota.
Call-outs are paid at an enhanced rate, with a minimum payment of 3 hours per call-out.
About You
The successful Mechanical Maintenance Engineer will ideally have:

· Previous experience in mechanical maintenance

· Strong mechanical fault-finding and repair skills

· MIG and/or TIG welding experience

· Fabrication experience

· Experience working with conveyors, pumps, motors, pneumatics and valves

· Experience with in manufacturing, production, FMCG or food manufacturing would be advantageous

· A proactive and hands-on approach to maintenance

· Strong problem-solving skills

· The ability to work effectively as part of a team

· A willingness to learn new skills and develop professionally

· Flexibility to undertake overtime and call-out duties
What's on Offer?
·£60,000-£65,000 OTE

· Monday-Friday day shifts

· Up to 50 hours per week including overtime

· 1.5x overtime after 7.5 hours per day

· 1.5x Saturday mornings

· 2x Saturday afternoons and Sundays

· Enhanced call-out rates

· Minimum 3-hour call-out payment

· Training and up-skilling opportunities

· Long-term career development

· Varied and technically interesting mechanical maintenance role

· Opportunity to join an established engineering team

· Excellent earning potential through overtime
Apply Now
If you are an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking for a stable, long-term position with excellent earning potential and opportunities to develop your skills, we would like to hear from you.
Apply today to be considered for this opportunity.