Multi skilled Maintenance Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (60/40 Mechanical Bias)
Location: Blackpool
Salary: 40,000 - 45,000 + Overtime (1.5x)
Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm Days 20+8 Holidays
Pension: NEST

We are recruiting for a hands-on Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established engineering team following the retirement of a long-serving engineer after 25 years. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a stable business with knowledge sharing, internal training, and long-term progression available.

You will join a team of three engineers and initially shadow an experienced engineer to ensure a smooth transition into the role.

This is a 60/40 mechanically biased position, working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will be responsible for maintaining, fault finding, and improving production machinery to minimise downtime and maximise performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and repair of chains, belts, and bearings

• Fault finding and repair on hydraulic and pneumatic systems

• Working with sensors, relays, and drives

• Maintenance of flow wrappers and bagging machinery

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)

• Reactive breakdown support

• Continuous improvement activities

This is a hands-on role requiring strong practical engineering skills and a proactive approach.

• Mechanically biased engineer (60/40 split)

• Experience with in a heavy manufacturing or food production environment preferred

• Strong fault-finding ability across mechanical and basic electrical systems

• Experience with packaging machinery such as flow wrappers or baggers is advantageous

• Comfortable working independently and within a small team

• Relevant engineering qualification (desirable but not essential with strong experience)

• 40,000 - 45,000 basic salary

• Overtime paid at 1.5x

• Days-based role (8:00am - 4:30pm)

• 20 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

• NEST pension scheme

• Internal training and development

• Clear progression opportunities

If you are a reliable, hands-on Mechanical Engineer looking for a stable days-based role with long-term prospects, we would love to hear from you.