Mechanical Maintenance Technician
Location: Warwick
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time, site-based
Benefits: Excellent pension, generous holidays, long-term stability, training & development, varied estate
Ready to Step Away from Industrial Maintenance?
If you are coming from manufacturing, FMCG, heavy industry or large-scale facilities and are fed up with production-driven pressure, night shifts, call-outs and breakdowns stopping the line, this role offers a genuinely different pace, without sacrificing technical challenge.
We are recruiting on behalf of a leading UK Estate with a world-class campus, where the focus is on planned, professional maintenance, not firefighting for production output.
This is a chance to use your mechanical skillset in a clean, well-managed, non-industrial environment, supporting teaching, research and student life rather than machines chasing KPIs.
What Makes This Different?
No production lines
No 24/7 industrial shift patterns
No “get it running at any cost” culture
One large, varied site, not multiple factories
Time to diagnose, repair and do the job properly
Instead, you’ll work across a diverse estate of academic buildings, labs, accommodation and public spaces, maintaining systems that matter, but without the constant pressure of manufacturing downtime.
The Role
You will provide planned and reactive mechanical maintenance across a large campus, covering:
HVAC and ventilation systems
LPHW boiler plant and gas-fired equipment
Plumbing and water services
Refrigeration and associated plant
BMS-linked systems, motors and mechanical assetsYour day-to-day will include:
Responding to breakdowns in a calm, controlled environment
Carrying out structured PPMs and remedial works
Fault-finding across a broad range of building services
Supporting minor projects, refurbishments and upgrades
Coordinating with other trades and specialist contractors
Ensuring compliance, permits and safety standards are met
Keeping accurate digital job and service recordsYour work directly supports thousands of people on site — students, researchers and staff — making this a visible and genuinely valued role.
About You
This role suits an engineer who enjoys variety, problem-solving and doing things properly especially someone looking to step away from industrial or factory-based maintenance.
Essential:
Mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent hands-on experience
Level 3 qualification in Plumbing & Heating, HVAC or Refrigeration
Unvented Hot Water (G3 / 3345 or equivalent)
Experience with PPM and reactive maintenance
Strong fault-finding capability
Understanding of statutory compliance
Confined spaces / working at height awareness
Asbestos awareness
Full UK driving licence
Comfortable using electronic job systemsDesirable:
Gas Safe certificationWhy Engineers Move Into This Type of Role
Better work–life balance
Predictable workload and structure
Long-term job security
Strong public-sector pension
Time to work safely and methodically
A respected, professional working environment
Interested?
Apply via Pertemps Engineering Division to learn more or discuss whether this role could be the right move away from industrial maintenance