Maintenance Engineer

Title: Maintenance Engineer (Multi Skilled)

Location – Near Rochester, Kent

Salary: Competitive – Double day shift pattern (6:00-14:00 – 14:00-10:00

Senex Recruitment is working with a leading manufacturing and industrial engineering environment seeking a Maintenance Engineer to support production reliability, machinery uptime, and continuous improvement activities.

About this role

We are open to applications from Electrical, multi-skilled and mechanically biased engineers (with 18th Edition), provided they have strong hands-on maintenance experience within a manufacturing setting coupled with some electrical skills.

This is a hands-on engineering role in a fast-paced production environment, focused on fault finding, problem solving, and maintaining a wide range of manufacturing equipment.

The role operates on a rotating day shift pattern and offers a salary of up to £40,000.

Key responsibilities

Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and Equipment Reliability

Carry out planned maintenance activities to reduce downtime and maintain machine performance.

Reactive Breakdown and Fault Finding

Diagnose and repair electrical and/or mechanical faults on production machinery.

Manufacturing Equipment Support

Work closely with production teams to ensure smooth and efficient operation of equipment.

Maintenance Systems and Documentation

Maintain accurate maintenance records and support contractor servicing activities.

Continuous Improvement and Engineering Projects

Support improvement initiatives and reliability-based engineering projects.

Safety and Compliance

Carry out safety inspections and ensure all work complies with site safety procedures.

Shift-Based Engineering Support

Work within a rotating shift pattern supporting operational requirements.

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Skills and experience required

• Experience in a manufacturing or production maintenance environment
• Electrical qualification to 18th Edition (essential)
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work across electrical and/or mechanical systems
• Good understanding of industrial equipment such as motors and pneumatics
• The ability to work with or learn Robotics, PLC and Automation
• Ability to work within a multi-skilled engineering team
• Strong awareness of health and safety standards
• Practical experience valued more highly than qualifications alone

Salary and benefits

• Competitive, full details available on request
• Rotating day shifts (06:00–14:00 / 14:00–22:00)
• Opportunity to work in a modern manufacturing engineering environment
• Exposure to continuous improvement and reliability projects

Apply for this Maintenance Engineer job

If you are an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking for a stable shift-based role within a manufacturing environment, apply today or contact Senex Recruitment for a confidential discussion.

Due to the confidential nature of this appointment, full salary and company details will be shared on application or during an initial call.

If you’d like to discuss the role in confidence before applying or to introduce yourself after sending your CV, feel free to contact Kevin McHugh at Senex Recruitment by calling 01424 211872.

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