Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Location: Commutable from Aylesbury, Tring, Berkhamsted, Pitstone & Leighton Buzzard Salary: £60,000-£65,000 OTE | Monday-Friday Days | Excellent Overtime Rates We are currently recruiting for an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join an established engineering team within a busy industrial manufacturing environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking for a long-term position offering strong earning potential, enhanced overtime rates, training and genuine opportunities to develop and up-skill. Experience within food manufacturing or FMCG would be advantageous but is not essential. Engineers with a strong mechanical maintenance background from other industrial or manufacturing environments are encouraged to apply.

The Role

As a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, you will work as part of an experienced engineering team, carrying out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across a range of production machinery and plant. Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned and preventative mechanical maintenance
• Reactive maintenance and mechanical fault-finding
• Repair and maintenance of production machinery and plant
• Working with conveyors, motors, pumps, valves and pneumatic systems
• Maintenance of silos and associated equipment
• General plant and machinery maintenance
• Responding to mechanical breakdowns
• Mechanical fault diagnosis and repair
• Fabrication and welding
• Working safely and effectively within a busy engineering environment You will need to be confident using MIG and/or TIG welding equipment, together with general fabrication and workshop machinery. Hours & Overtime
• Monday-Friday day shifts
• Working hours generally between 7:00am and 6:00pm
• Flexibility required around start and finish times
• Up to 50 hours per week including overtime
• Overtime paid at 1.5x after 7.5 hours worked per day
• Saturday mornings paid at 1.5x
• Saturday afternoons after 2:00pm paid at 2x
• Sundays paid at 2x
• Excellent opportunity to significantly increase earnings through overtime Following a qualifying period, you will also join an approximately 1-in-3-week call-out rota. Call-outs are paid at an enhanced rate, with a minimum payment of 3 hours per call-out.

About You

The successful Mechanical Maintenance Engineer will ideally have:

• Previous experience in mechanical maintenance
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and repair skills
• MIG and/or TIG welding experience
• Fabrication experience
• Experience working with conveyors, pumps, motors, pneumatics and valves
• Experience within manufacturing, production, FMCG or food manufacturing would be advantageous
• A proactive and hands-on approach to maintenance
• Strong problem-solving skills
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team
• A willingness to learn new skills and develop professionally
• Flexibility to undertake overtime and call-out duties What's on Offer?
• £60,000-£65,000 OTE
• Monday-Friday day shifts
• Up to 50 hours per week including overtime
• 1.5x overtime after 7.5 hours per day
• 1.5x Saturday mornings
• 2x Saturday afternoons and Sundays
• Enhanced call-out rates
• Minimum 3-hour call-out payment
• Training and up-skilling opportunities
• Long-term career development
• Varied and technically interesting mechanical maintenance role
• Opportunity to join an established engineering team
• Excellent earning potential through overtime Apply Now If you are an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking for a stable, long-term position with excellent earning potential and opportunities to develop your skills, we would like to hear from you. Apply today to be considered for this opportunity