Maintenance Engineer

Job Title:

Maintenance Engineer
Salary: £50,536

Location:

North Walsham
Shift: Panama Shift

This is a permanent Maintenance Engineer opportunity on a large, well‑run manufacturing site with modern equipment and clear engineering standards. The role is mechanically biased, ideal for an engineer who enjoys getting hands‑on with machinery, fault finding, and improving reliability — with electrical skills welcomed and supported. You'll be part of an established shift‑based engineering and asset care team where safety, uptime, and doing the job properly come first.

• Carrying out reactive and planned maintenance to keep production running smoothly
• Mechanical fault finding on production machinery, including hydraulics and pneumatics
• Supporting electrical fault finding where required (training and support available)
• Maintaining and improving injection moulding machines and ancillary equipment
• Supporting operator asset care and planned maintenance activities
• Identifying repeat faults and contributing to reliability and improvement projects
• Completing clear shift handovers and maintenance records
• Working to high safety, quality, and engineering standards at all times

• Experience as a Maintenance Engineer in a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Strong mechanical background with a recognised mechanical qualification
• Electrical experience or qualifications considered, not essential
• Confident working with hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Injection moulding experience advantageous but not required
• A hands‑on, reliable engineer who takes pride in their work
• Comfortable working as part of a rotating shift team

• Salary: £50,536
• Shift pattern: 2 weeks days / 2 weeks nights (6am-6pm)
• Hours:
  
  Average 42 hours over a 2-week period
• Breaks: 1 hour paid per shift
• Holiday: 23 days per annum
• Pension: 4% employer / 4% employee
• Death in service cover
• Long-term stability with ongoing training and development

If you're a mechanically biased Maintenance Engineer looking for strong pay, proper structure, and a site that values engineering standards, this role is worth your time.