The Role
We are seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Maintenance Fitter) to join the hands-on in-house team at their Goxhill site. You will be responsible for keeping plant machinery running smoothly through troubleshooting, planned preventive maintenance (PPM), and hands-on repairs.
This is a varied and dynamic role, combining fitting, fabrication, welding, and service engineering skills. Your technical expertise and problem-solving abilities will be used daily to maximise production efficiency and reliability.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Carry out preventative and reactive maintenance across plant machinery
2. Diagnose and repair mechanical faults on specialist equipment
3. Perform bearing fitting, alignment, and minor fabrication/welding tasks
4. Support continuous improvement of maintenance processes
5. Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards
6. Work flexibly across different daily priorities to keep production running efficiently
Skills & Experience
Essential:
7. Level 3 Engineering qualification (or equivalent)
8. Mechanical bias with experience in manufacturing/factory environments
9. Strong knowledge of health, safety, and EHS processes
10. Hands-on experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, and drive chain diagnostics
11. Physically fit and comfortable with hands-on work
12. Strong team working, communication, and problem-solving skills
Desirable:
13. Completed a hands-on apprentice training programme
14. HNC or HND in Engineering (or equivalent)
15. Experience in heavy industry manufacturing
16. Knowledge of cutting & grinding regulations
17. Arc & Mig welding / basic fabrication skills
18. Electrical control systems experience
Benefits
19. Competitive salary up to £44, (inclusive of allowances/bonuses)
20. Pension scheme
21. Up to 25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro-rated for shift workers)
22. Flexible holiday options (sell up to 2 days) and additional volunteering day
23. Employee assistance and wellbeing programme (including 24/7 online GP, counselling, mental health support, get fit programmes, dental cover, health cash plan, eye tests)
24. Financial advice and support services
25. Employee discounts across retailers, gyms, and company products
26. Life assurance (2x annual salary)
27. Opportunity to join the Share Incentive Plan and Employee Profit Participation Programme
Why Apply?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading building products company in a hands-on, varied, and dynamic maintenance role. If you are a mechanically minded engineer who enjoys keeping complex machinery running efficiently, this could be the perfect role for you.
To Apply
If you are ready to take your career to the next level as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, apply today with your CV.