Maintenance engineer

Maintenance Engineer

📍 Wakefield-Ossett

💷 £40,000 - £42,000 per annum

🕒 Monday to Thursday 7:00am - 4:00pm | Friday 7:00am - 1:00pm

📄 Permanent

The Company

Our client is a well-established manufacturing business based in Wakefield and is currently looking to recruit a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team on a permanent basis.

This is a varied and hands-on role that combines traditional maintenance engineering with workshop-based engineering activities, fabrication work and machinery projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining factory equipment while also supporting machinery modifications, installations and future engineering projects across the site.

The Role

The primary focus of the role is maintenance engineering across the factory, carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance on production equipment.

In addition, the successful candidate will be comfortable working within a workshop environment, using machine shop equipment and fabrication skills to manufacture, modify and repair components when required. The role will also involve supporting machinery installations, upgrades and engineering improvement projects.

Key Responsibilities

Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across factory equipment
Respond to reactive breakdowns and minimise downtime
Diagnose and repair mechanical faults efficiently
Maintain and repair mechanical systems including:
Gearboxes
Bearings
Shafts
Drive systems
Hydraulic systems
Pneumatic systems
Conduct basic electrical fault finding where required
Support machinery installations, upgrades and engineering projects
Assist with machine builds and equipment modifications
Use workshop machinery and machine shop tools to manufacture, modify and repair components
Carry out fabrication work to support maintenance and project activities
Complete maintenance documentation and records
Ensure all work is completed in accordance with health and safety proceduresEssential Requirements

✔ Mechanically biased Maintenance Engineer background

✔ Strong mechanical fault-finding and repair skills

✔ Experience within manufacturing, engineering or workshop environments

✔ Experience using workshop machinery and machine shop equipment such as lathes

✔ Ability to manufacture, modify and repair components

✔ Fabrication experience or a strong practical engineering background

✔ Ability to work independently and as part of a small engineering team

✔ Good understanding of health and safety procedures

✔ Apprentice trained or time-served engineer preferred

Desirable Experience

➕ Electrical qualifications or electrical maintenance experience

➕ Basic electrical fault finding on motors, drives, sensors and control panels

➕ Welding and fabrication experience

➕ Experience supporting machinery installations and build projects

➕ Experience manufacturing replacement parts and components

Personal Attributes

Practical and hands-on approach
Strong problem-solving ability
Self-motivated and proactive
Organised and reliable
Good communication skills
Pride in producing high-quality workmanshipPackage & Benefits

🎁 £40,000 - £42,000 per annum

🎁 Permanent, full-time position

🎁 Monday to Thursday 7:00am - 4:00pm

🎁 Early finish every Friday at 1:00pm

🎁 Stable and established manufacturing environment

🎁 Varied role combining maintenance engineering, workshop activities and engineering projects

🎁 Opportunity to contribute to future machinery installations, modifications and site improvements