Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Position: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer - Working
We're Hiring:
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

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Location:

Working
💷 Salary: £41,000–£43,000 per annum, depending on experience
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Working Hours:

06:00–18:00
📅 Shift Pattern:
Continental shift pattern – 12-hour day shifts
🏥 Working Environment:
Healthcare / Hospital Estates
💼 Benefits:
Company benefits package, training and professional development opportunities

Mechanical Maintenance | Facilities Management | HVAC Systems | Planned Preventative Maintenance | Fault Finding | Building Services Engineering | Healthcare Estates

🔧 The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced and qualified Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to support the safe, reliable and efficient operation of essential mechanical systems within a hospital environment in Woking, Surrey.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically capable engineer with strong mechanical maintenance, fault-finding and diagnostic skills to join a professional engineering team working within a critical healthcare environment.

You will be responsible for delivering planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive repairs and mechanical fault-finding across a range of building services, plant equipment and mechanical systems. Working alongside electrical engineers and other technical colleagues, you will help maintain equipment reliability, minimise downtime and ensure maintenance activities are completed to the required safety, compliance and service standards.

The role offers a competitive salary of £41,000–£43,000 per annum, a structured continental shift pattern and opportunities to develop your technical expertise within a specialist healthcare estates environment.

📋 Responsibilities & Duties

• 🔧 Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs across mechanical building services to maintain safe and reliable operations.

• 🌡️ Maintain, inspect and repair HVAC systems, boilers, pumps, motors, fan coil units (FCUs) and air handling units (AHUs).

• 🚿 Maintain mechanical pipework, valves, hot and cold water systems and associated plant equipment.

• 🔍 Diagnose mechanical faults, identify root causes and implement effective repairs to minimise equipment downtime and service disruption.

• 🏥 Support the safe and efficient operation of essential mechanical systems throughout the hospital estate.

• 🛠️ Assist with minor mechanical installations, system modifications, plant upgrades and equipment improvement works.

• 👀 Conduct routine plant inspections, building walkarounds and equipment condition checks to identify defects and maintenance requirements.

• 🦺 Ensure all work is completed in accordance with relevant health and safety legislation, site procedures, risk assessments and safe systems of work.

• ⚠️ Report equipment defects, potential hazards and compliance concerns promptly, taking appropriate action to maintain safe working conditions.

• 📑 Accurately complete maintenance records, PPM schedules, inspection reports and reactive work orders using CAFM systems.

• 🤝 Liaise with specialist subcontractors and support the coordination of external maintenance activities where required.

• 🔩 Maintain tools, equipment, spare parts and plant rooms in a safe, clean and orderly condition.

• 📊 Monitor equipment performance, identify recurring faults and recommend improvements to enhance reliability and operational efficiency.

• 💧 Support appropriate water hygiene practices and help maintain safe hot and cold water systems in line with relevant procedures.

• 👷 Work collaboratively with electrical engineers, facilities colleagues and other stakeholders to deliver a proactive, customer-focused maintenance service.

👤 Requirements

• Minimum Level 3 mechanical qualification, such as NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or an equivalent recognised qualification.

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