Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer (Days)

Location: Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Salary: £34,777 – £39,249 per annum
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm (37.5 hours)
Industry: Textile / Carpet Manufacturing

The Company

A well-established textile manufacturer is looking to recruit an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join its engineering team. This is a permanent days-based role supporting a busy manufacturing operation, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance to ensure maximum production uptime.

The Role

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on manufacturing equipment.
• Mechanical and electrical fault finding and repairs.
• Responding to production breakdowns quickly and efficiently.
• Supporting machinery upgrades and installation projects.
• Working on pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Completing maintenance documentation using the CMMS system.
• Supporting continuous improvement projects to reduce downtime.
• Working closely with production to improve machine reliability.

The Candidate

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer or Multi-Skilled Engineer.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding skills with electrical knowledge.
• Experience within manufacturing, production or industrial environments.
• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics and conveyor systems.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent engineering qualification (preferred but not essential).

Benefits

• Salary up to £39,249
• Monday to Friday days only
• Company pension
• Free on-site parking
• Attendance bonus
• Ongoing training and development
• Stable employment with an established manufacturer

Why Anthony Would Be a Strong Candidate

Anthony's experience would transfer well into this role because he has:

• 15+ years of mechanical and electrical fault diagnosis.
• Extensive experience maintaining complex production machinery.
• Strong PLC, servo drive and automation fault-finding knowledge.
• Installation and commissioning experience.
• Preventative maintenance and breakdown response expertise.
• Excellent customer service and problem-solving skills developed in field service engineering.

This position would represent a good move into manufacturing maintenance while remaining on a days-only schedule with a salary around £36,000–£39,000.