Our client is a well-established UK manufacturing business with a strong reputation for quality, innovation, and operational excellence.

Job Role & Key Responsibilities:

We are recruiting for a Mechanical Biased Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing environment on a fixed-term contract basis. This role will focus on maintaining, repairing, and improving a range of production machinery and site equipment, ensuring minimal downtime and supporting smooth day-to-day operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for both reactive and preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis, equipment repairs, and supporting engineering activity across a fast-paced production setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out reactive and planned maintenance across a wide range of factory machinery and production equipment

• Diagnose and rectify mechanical faults in a timely and effective manner

• Support the smooth running of production lines by minimising downtime

• Maintain accurate electronic work logs and ensure updates are recorded regularly

• Order, chase, and manage required machine parts where needed

• Liaise with external contractors and OEMs when required

• Support handovers between shifts, ensuring clear communication of outstanding work and updates

• Suggest improvements to working practices, equipment reliability, and maintenance processes

• Work safely and efficiently, following company procedures and engineering best practice

• Provide flexibility to support holiday and sickness cover where required

The Ideal Candidate will have:

• NVQ Level 3 in Engineering or equivalent qualification

• Demonstrable experience within a maintenance engineering role

• A strong mechanical skill set, with a broad engineering knowledge base

• Experience working in a manufacturing, production, or similar fast-paced environment

• Strong fault-finding, diagnostic, and rectification skills

• Experience working with fine tolerances

• The ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload effectively

• A reliable, flexible, and proactive approach to work

• The confidence to work both independently and as part of a small team

• Flexibility around working hours and shift patterns when required

Desirable Skills:

• Multi-skilled qualification or conversion training

• HNC in Engineering or equivalent discipline

• Apprentice-trained background

• Previous experience within print, finishing, binding, or similar production environments

• Experience with specialist production machinery

• Full, clean driving licence and access to own transport

Benefits Include:

• Competitive salary

• Contributory pension

• Company sick pay

• Generous annual leave allowance

• Life assurance

• Free onsite parking, subject to availability

• Health and wellbeing support

• Fixed-term contract opportunity within a well-established manufacturing environment

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch with us or apply below.