Machine Tool Engineer

Salary: £14.85 per hour 6.5% Shift Allowance
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Shift Pattern: Rotating Days

• Week 1: Monday to Thursday, 6:00am – 4:00pm
• Week 2: Monday to Friday, 6:00am – 2:00pm

Machine Tool Engineer | Maintenance Engineer | Mechanical Maintenance | Manufacturing

Our client, a well-established and respected manufacturing business, is looking to recruit a skilled Machine Tool Engineer to join their Maintenance team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong mechanical background to play a key role in improving plant reliability, reducing downtime and supporting continuous improvement across a busy production facility.

Working within a proactive maintenance environment, you'll carry out both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on a range of manufacturing machinery, plant and equipment while contributing to the ongoing development of the site's Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

If you're a time-served engineer who enjoys problem-solving, fault-finding and working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, we'd like to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on manufacturing plant, machinery and building infrastructure.
• Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults to minimise production downtime.
• Improve machine reliability through continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support the implementation, updating and effective use of the CMMS.
• Read and interpret mechanical and electrical engineering drawings.
• Install, commission and service machinery and equipment.
• Assemble and fit machine components to engineering drawings.
• Liaise effectively with production teams, engineers, fitters and management.
• Monitor component quality and delivery to ensure operational efficiency.
• Maintain tools and equipment to company quality and safety standards.
• Ensure all maintenance documentation is completed accurately and on time.
• Promote safe working practices and ensure compliance with Health & Safety procedures.
• Assist with the training and development of apprentices.
• Support quality improvement activities to reduce waste, defects and downtime.
• Undertake additional engineering duties as required.

About You

To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have:

• NVQ Level 3, BTEC Level 3 or equivalent Engineering qualification.
• Time-served apprenticeship within Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Previous experience working on heavy plant or industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Strong mechanical maintenance and fault-finding skills.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience with planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance.
• Knowledge of CMMS maintenance systems.
• Welding experience would be advantageous.
• Experience operating overhead cranes.
• Forklift Truck (FLT) experience or licence is desirable.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a maintenance team.

What's on Offer?

• £14.85 per hour.
• Shift allowance.
• Permanent, full-time position.
• Rotating day shifts offering excellent work-life balance.
• Opportunity to join a stable and growing manufacturing business.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Supportive engineering and maintenance team.
• Opportunity to mentor apprentices and contribute to continuous improvement projects.

Apply Today

If you're an experienced Machine Tool Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Plant Maintenance Engineer, or Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for your next opportunity within manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today with your CV for immediate consideration.