Location: Wakefield 💷 Salary: £40,000 – £42,000 per year 🕒 Hours: Monday to Thursday 7:00am – 4:00pm | Friday 7:00am – 1:00pm 📄 Contract: Permanent The Role We are currently seeking a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer to join an established manufacturing business in the Wakefield area on a permanent basis. This is a heavy mechanical role working across workshop and production machinery. The successful candidate will be responsible for both planned and reactive maintenance, with a strong focus on lathes, presses, and traditional workshop equipment rather than highly automated FMCG lines. Key Responsibilities Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) Respond to mechanical breakdowns efficiently Fault find and repair heavy mechanical equipment Maintain and repair: Lathes Milling machines Presses Workshop machinery Gearboxes, bearings, shafts and drive systems Work on hydraulic and pneumatic systems Conduct basic electrical fault finding (motors, drives, control panels) Support continuous improvement and small engineering projects Ensure all work is completed in line with health & safety standards Minimum Requirements Mechanically biased maintenance engineer Experience within heavy manufacturing or workshop environments Strong mechanical fault-finding skills Apprenticeship trained or time-served preferred Able to wo...