Maintenance Engineer

Kingdom PeopleHavantreedpublished 10/16/2026

About the company

If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading manufacturer investing heavily in its people, technology, and production facilities.

improvement If you're looking for a role where you can make a real impact, develop your skills, and build a long-term career within a forward-thinking manufacturing business, we'd love to hear from you.

Your tasks

As the lead engineer on the night shift, you'll support a range of production, automated assembly, and test equipment, ensuring maximum uptime and performance across the site.

Key responsibilities include

  • Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance.
  • Diagnosing and resolving electrical and mechanical faults.
  • Supporting health, safety and environmental standards.
  • Maintaining maintenance procedures and records.
  • Driving reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement

initiatives.

  • Identifying root causes and implementing long-term solutions.
  • Using maintenance data to improve equipment performance.
  • Supporting wider engineering and facilities activities when

required.

Requirements

Permanent | Night Shift Are you an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer who enjoys fault finding, improving equipment reliability, and having the autonomy to make a real difference?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where you'll take ownership of automated production equipment, drive continuous improvement, and play a key role in keeping operations running smoothly?

  • Time-served engineering apprenticeship and relevant engineering

qualification (HNC/HND or equivalent).

  • Maintenance experience within a manufacturing or production

environment.

  • Strong electrical fault-finding skills with a good

understanding of mechanical systems.

  • Ability to read electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic drawings.
  • Experience with planned and reactive maintenance.
  • Knowledge of PLC-controlled machinery and industrial

automation.

  • Experience of Lean and continuous improvement techniques.

Desirable experience

  • Mitsubishi PLCs
  • Robotics and automated assembly equipment
  • Vision systems
  • Fibre optic sensors
  • Conveyors, hydraulics, and pneumatics

What we offer

Offering a salary of £54,400, overtime opportunities, and genuine long-term career development, this role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys a mix of hands-on maintenance and continuous improvement.

What's in It for You?

  • £54,400 salary plus overtime
  • Excellent benefits package
  • Modern, highly automated manufacturing environment
  • Ongoing investment in engineering and technology
  • Structured training and development
  • Clear progression opportunities
  • Supportive culture that values innovation and continuous

How to apply

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential conversation.