Mechanical maintenance engineer

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Thatcham

Contract: 3-Month Rolling Contract
Shifts: Panama Shifts – 12hr Days & Nights
Rate: £33ph - £35p/h – Outside IR35

The Role:

We're looking for a skilled Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a busy industrial site on a 3-month rolling contract. You'll be responsible for ensuring machinery is running smoothly and efficiently across the site.

Day-to-day responsibilities will include:

* Reactive maintenance and mechanical fault finding on a range of production machinery
* Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
* Component swaps and repairs on equipment such as conveyors, cranes, cookers, slicers, pallets, and more

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

* Solid mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment
* A recognised mechanical engineering qualification (Apprenticeship or Level 3 NVQ/equivalent)
* Strong fault-finding and repair skills across a range of mechanical components
* A completed mechanical apprenticeship (preferred)

What's on Offer:

1. Rolling 3-month contract
2. Consistent Panama shift pattern (days & nights)
3. Minimum 42 hours per week