Job Description:

Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias)

📍 York
💰 £50,000 per annum
🕒 Monday to Friday | Days
🏭 Packaging Manufacturing

Maintenance Engineer – Mechanical Bias

Are you a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking for a Monday to Friday days role with an established manufacturer?

We're recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to join a successful packaging manufacturer based in York. This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable business offering a great work-life balance, a competitive salary and the chance to play a key role in keeping production running efficiently.

The Role

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you'll be responsible for maintaining a wide range of production machinery through planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown support.

You'll also be involved in continuous improvement projects, helping to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on production machinery.
• Respond quickly to mechanical breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Diagnose and repair faults on conveyors, gearboxes, bearings, motors, pumps and pneumatic systems.
• Support continuous improvement and reliability projects.
• Record maintenance activities using the CMMS system.
• Work closely with production to maximise plant performance.
• Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with company procedures.

About You

We're looking for someone who has:

• Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer within manufacturing.
• A strong mechanical maintenance background.
• Experience working with conveyors, bearings, gearboxes, pumps, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Mechanical engineering qualifications (Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent).
• Basic electrical fault-finding skills would be advantageous.
• A proactive approach with excellent fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.

What's on Offer?

• £50,000 salary
• Monday to Friday days
• No rotating shifts
• Stable and growing manufacturing business
• Excellent work-life balance
• Ongoing training and development
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Long-term career progression opportunities

If you're an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge with a well-established packaging manufacturer, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Brazen Search for a confidential discussion.