Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical Bias

Location:

Wakefield

💷 Salary: £40,000 - £42,000 per year

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Hours:

Monday to Thursday 7:00am - 4:00pm | Friday 7:00am - 1:00pm

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Contract:

Permanent

We are currently seeking a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer to join an established manufacturing business in the Wakefield area on a permanent basis.

This is a heavy mechanical role working across workshop and production machinery. The successful candidate will be responsible for both planned and reactive maintenance, with a strong focus on lathes, presses, and traditional workshop equipment rather than highly automated FMCG lines.

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
• Respond to mechanical breakdowns efficiently
• Fault find and repair heavy mechanical equipment
• Maintain and repair: lathes, milling machines, presses, workshop machinery
• Gearboxes, bearings, shafts and drive systems
• Work on hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Conduct basic electrical fault finding (motors, drives, control panels)
• Support continuous improvement and small engineering projects
• Ensure all work is completed in line with health & safety standards

• Mechanically biased maintenance engineer
• Experience with in heavy manufacturing or workshop environments
• Strong mechanical fault‑finding skills
• Apprenticeship trained or time‑served preferred
• Able to work independently and within a small team
• Good understanding of health & safety practices

• Competitive salary of £40,000 - £42,000
• Permanent, full‑time position
• Early finish every Friday
• Stable, well‑established business environment
• Supportive engineering team