Senior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Location: Mildenhall, Suffolk (Onsite)
Salary: £40,000£50,000
Type: Full-time, Permanent
My client, a specialist manufacturing company based in Mildenhall, is looking for a Senior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join their maintenance team. This role is responsible for maintaining production machinery, equipment, and facilities across multiple local sites, ensuring operations run efficiently and safely.
The successful candidate will play a key role in diagnosing faults, carrying out mechanical repairs, and supporting ongoing improvements to equipment reliability and maintenance processes.
Key Responsibilities
Maintain and repair production machinery and ancillary equipment
Diagnose mechanical faults and carry out breakdown repairs
Strip down machinery to replace worn or damaged components (e.g. bearings, conveyor belts)
Support external service engineers and contractors during site visits
Maintain facilities across multiple local sites
Record and track maintenance activities using maintenance management software
Identify opportunities for improvements and cost reductions
Provide general maintenance support across the wider business when required
Requirements
510 years experience in a mechanical maintenance role within a production or manufacturing environment
Strong mechanical aptitude with experience dismantling and repairing machinery
Experience using general workshop machinery and tools
Welding and fabrication skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving
Flexibility to occasionally work outside normal hours when required
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing manufacturing business and play a key role in maintaining critical production equipment and facilities.
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