Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician
Location: Aldershot
Salary: £39,000 - £41,000 per annum (DOE)
Hours: 39 hours per week
Syntech Recruitment are partnering with a specialist manufacturing business in Aldershot to recruit a hands-on Maintenance Technician to join their engineering team.
The role offers involvement in the build and installation of bespoke machinery both on-site and internationally.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring site reliability, minimising downtime, and supporting continuous improvement across the facility.

Maintenance Technician Responsibilities
Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs across a wide range of machinery.
Maintain and repair plant machinery and auxiliary equipment across the site.
Work on equipment including lathes, milling machines, grinders, sintering furnaces and wire production lines.
Support the mechanical assembly and build of bespoke welding machines.
Assist with installation and commissioning of machinery at customer sites globally when required.
Take ownership of the site-wide maintenance schedule and improve PPM systems.
Maintain site infrastructure and ensure all plant and auxiliary equipment is fully operational.
Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to improve safety, efficiency and uptime.
Work closely with production and engineering teams to prioritise workloads.
Ensure all work is carried out in line with health and safety standards.

Maintenance Technician Requirements
Strong hands-on mechanical background within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
Experience maintaining plant machinery and auxiliary equipment.
Ability to diagnose faults and carry out effective repairs.
Experience working with production machinery or industrial equipment.
Previous experience in a supervisory or team lead role is desirable.
Basic electrical knowledge or willingness to learn is advantageous.
Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, “hands-on” attitude.
Ability to manage a varied workload and work under pressure.

Desirable Skills
Experience working with furnaces or thermal equipment.
Experience with complex production lines or automated machinery.
Familiarity with control panels or electrical systems.


What’s On Offer
£18–£20 per hour, paid weekly.
25 days annual leave.
5% pension contribution.
Opportunity to work on bespoke machinery and global projects.
Varied role combining maintenance, project work and machine builds.
Supportive and close-knit engineering team.


If you're a mechanically skilled Maintenance Technician looking for a varied role within a specialist manufacturing environment, we’d like to hear from you.
Apply today or contact Syntech Recruitment for a confidential discussion.
Syntech Recruitment Ltd acts as an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and an Employment Business for temporary placements.
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