Maintenance engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Location: Hampton
Shift: 2pm-10pm Monday to Friday 

We’re working with a well-established manufacturing business looking to add a Maintenance Engineer to their growing team. This is a hands-on role focused on keeping production and site services running safely, efficiently, and to a high standard. You’ll play a key part in minimising downtime, supporting continuous improvement, and ensuring all maintenance activities meet both operational and legal requirements.

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will:

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) in line with schedules
• Respond to and resolve breakdowns quickly and effectively to minimise downtime
• Maintain and repair production machinery and building services equipment
• Support continuous improvement and engineering projects
• Ensure all maintenance work is accurately recorded on internal systems
• Manage and source spare parts within budget constraints
• Work closely with production and leadership teams to maintain output and quality

We’re looking for a Maintenance Engineer with a strong mechanical bias and good electrical knowledge: You will ideally have:

• Experience in a manufacturing or production environment
• Strong fault-finding and root cause analysis skills
• The ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings
• Experience working with planned maintenance systems (CMMS/CPPM)
• A proactive, team-focused approach with strong communication skills

The successful Maintenance Engineer will ideally hold the below qualifications: 

• Engineering qualification such as:
  • City &; Guilds (P2/P3)
  • ONC / HNC in Engineering
  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
  • Time-served apprenticeship
• Ideally 3 years’ experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment
• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement is beneficial
• Confident using Microsoft Office and maintenance systems

What’s on offer for the successful Maintenance Engineer:

• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays 
• Company pension matching up to 8% with salary sacrifice policy 
• Bonus usually paid in March based on company performance 
• Life insurance - annual salary x 4 
• Free parking and electric charging point 
• Opportunity to join Health Insurance Plan 

If you are interested in this opportunity please click "apply" or contact Jacob at Orion Reading today, thank you. 

Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately we are not able to respond to every application personally, therefore, if you have not heard back from us within 5 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you

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