Junior Maintenance Engineer
Location: Peterborough
Salary: up to £30k depending on skills and experience
Are you hands-on, mechanically minded, and looking to kick-start your engineering career in a fast-moving production environment?
This role is ideal for someone early in their maintenance journey — whether you’re an engineering graduate, apprentice-trained, or simply mechanically capable and looking to step into a dedicated maintenance role. You’ll join a well-established manufacturing site and work alongside experienced engineers who’ll help you build real, practical engineering skills.
You’ll support the Senior Engineer and Engineering Manager with planned maintenance, basic fault-finding, machine adjustments, and general site engineering tasks to keep machinery running safely and efficiently.
Junior Maintenance Engineer Key Responsibilities
Carry out routine planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on production machinery and site equipment
Support the engineering team with basic repairs, adjustments, and day-to-day engineering tasks
Assist with fault-finding and follow escalation procedures for more complex issues
Work closely with Production Supervisors to keep lines running and minimise downtime
Contribute ideas to improve machine reliability and reduce engineering downtime
Maintain accurate digital logs and engineering records Skills & Experience required for a Junior Maintenance Engineer
An engineering apprenticeship, college training, or engineering degree (mechanical, electrical, manufacturing or similar)
Practical mechanical skills — comfortable with tools, checks, and simple diagnostics
Strong attention to detail and good organisational skills
A proactive, reliable approach and willingness to learn from experienced engineers
Good communication skills and ability to work effectively with production and engineering teams Who this Junior Maintenance Engineerrole suits
Engineering graduates wanting hands-on, real-world experience
Apprentice-trained or college-trained engineers
Machine Operators or Technicians looking to step into maintenance
Anyone mechanically minded seeking a long-term engineering career Easily commutable from Spalding, Wisbech, Stamford, Huntingdon, March and surrounding areas.
If this role sounds like the right next step, we’d love to hear from you and look forward to discussing your application.
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Your details will be reviewed by one of our Recruitment Partners, and we will contact you within five working days if your application is progressed.
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