Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Position: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Permanent)
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

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Location:

West Yorkshire
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Working Hours:

39 hours/week, 3 × 12-hour night shifts plus 1 out of 4 Sundays (6:00–18:00)

Are you a hands-on Mechanical Maintenance Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced production environment? Do you enjoy fault-finding, improving machinery performance, and keeping production running at peak efficiency? If so, this could be the role for you.

🚀 The Role

You’ll play a key role in ensuring production machinery is maintained, repaired, and improved to the highest standard — minimising downtime and maximising output. Working closely with engineering, production, suppliers, and contractors, you’ll be a trusted problem-solver on site.

🛠 Key Responsibilities

* Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on plant and production equipment

* Diagnose and repair mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic electrical faults

* Install, relocate, and improve production machinery

* Read and interpret mechanical drawings

* Specify, order, and book in spare parts

* Complete maintenance records, timesheets, and associated paperwork

* Liaise with contractors, suppliers, engineers, and internal departments

* Support stock takes and continuous improvement activities

* Maintain the highest standards of health & safety at all times

📊 How Success Is Measured

* Reduction in machine downtime

* Speed and effectiveness of breakdown response

* Quality and reliability of repairs

* Accuracy and consistency of maintenance records

👤 What We’re Looking For

Qualifications & Experience

* Recognised Mechanical qualification (NVQ / City & Guilds / BTEC / HNC or similar)

* Experience in a high-speed, high-pressure production environment

* Background in printing or carton manufacturing desirable

* Experience with production machinery

* PC literate with basic Excel and Word skills

Personal Attributes

* Multi-skilled, reliable, and highly conscientious

* Calm under pressure with strong organisational skills

* Proactive, “can-do” attitude with excellent problem-solving ability

* Comfortable working independently or as part of a team

* Flexible with working hours and overtime when required

🏭 Working Environment

* Fast-paced factory setting with manual handling requirements

* Adherence to strict health & safety standard

📩 Interested?
If you’re a practical, driven maintenance engineer looking for a stable role where your skills genuinely make a difference, we’d love to hear from you