Manufacturing and Maintenance Engineer - posted
Listed on 2026-10-03
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Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma
Manufacturing and Maintenance Engineer - 1443
Job Reference: 1443
Job Location: Crayford
Job Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Our manufacturing Client on the outskirts of Dartford is seeking an experienced Manufacturing and Maintenance Engineer – the role is to assist in day-to-day plant operations, programming machines, validating programs and ensuring production is fully supported. The successful candidate will continually improve manufacturing efficiencies by utilizing continuous improvement techniques whilst maintaining a high level of quality.
Job role:
Permanent, full time
Salary:
Competitive – discussed on first phone call
Location:
Near Dartford, Kent
Hours:
8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday – 37.5 hours per week
Holiday: 25 days + 8 BH
The key skills and qualities of a Manufacturing and Maintenance Engineer are:
- Understanding lean manufacturing techniques.
- Understanding of computerised manufacturing systems (ERP, MRP)
- Keep equipment operational – first line maintenance and repairs
- Create programs for automatic programmable equipment
- Diagnose machine faults and production equipment failures, identifying root causes
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Able to communicate, both within the working group and the organisation.
- Understanding project management and prioritize multiple projects
- Ideally degree educated – electro mechanical
- Able to write programs for a variety of machines
- Hands on maintenance and problem-solving experience
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