Maintenance Engineer in Northampton, Northamptonshire

The business is recognised as a trustworthy and respected manufacturer within it’s Industry. Established over 30 years ago the company offers employees secure employment and longevity of service.

As part of their ongoing growth, they now have an opportunity for a Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer to support the Maintenance Team.
This is a rotating shift pattern covering days and lates.

The Role
The Maintenance Engineer focuses on keeping production machinery running efficiently, minimising downtime, and supporting continuous improvement across the site.
Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on production machinery
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults efficiently
• Support breakdown response to minimise downtime
• Work on a variety of plant and equipment utilising gearboxes, bearings, motors, belts, pumps, electrical sensors, relays, controls, inverters...
• Contribute to continuous improvement and reliability projects
• Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with company procedures

What We’re Looking For:

• Experienced Maintenance Technician / Engineer with skills in both mechanical and electrical maintenance.
• Mechanically biased preferred (70/30), but open to the reverse.
• Manufacturing environment preferred but will consider other industries
• Confident using a multi-meter and working safely around electrical systems
• A practical, common-sense approach to maintenance

What’s On Offer

• £42,000 salary
• Monday to Friday weekly rotating pattern (08.00 - 17.00 / 16.00 - 01.00)
• Stable and supportive working environment
• 22 Days Holiday + Bank Hols

Previous candidate titles / skills may include; Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Mult-skilled Maintenance, Electrical Maintenance, Mechanical Maintenance, Shift Engineer, Shift Technician, Reliability Engineer, Plant Engineer, Factory Engineer, Maintenance Fitter. 

Thank-you for applying. Whilst every application is considered, due to the volume we receive we cannot always feedback or respond to every application personally. If you have not heard back from us within 5 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

This is a permanent vacancy with The Hire Place is acting as an employment agency on behalf of its client