At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and repair production equipment, ensuring smooth operations.
- Company: Join a dynamic team in a stable, long-term role.
- Benefits: Permanent position with training, development, and job security.
- Other info: Ideal for those transitioning from military or heavy industry backgrounds.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by solving problems and keeping critical equipment running.
- Qualifications: Experience in engineering, strong fault-finding skills, and teamwork.
Location: York OR Peterborough OR Scotland OR Wales
Region: London and South East, North West, Scotland, Wales
Keep Critical Equipment Running. Solve Problems. Make an Impact.
Leaving the military and wondering where your engineering skills fit? If you've worked on vehicles, aircraft, weapons systems, marine systems, plant equipment, communications infrastructure or industrial assets - your experience could transfer directly into this role.
The Role
You’ll support site operations by maintaining and repairing production equipment and responding quickly when problems occur.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Responding to breakdowns and diagnosing faults
- Electrical and mechanical maintenance activities
- Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
- Supporting installation and commissioning projects
- Working with PLCs, drives, motors, sensors and control systems
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives
What We're Looking For
You don't necessarily need timber manufacturing experience. We're interested in engineers from:
- Armed Forces engineering backgrounds
- Heavy industry
- Aerospace
- Marine
- Manufacturing
- Utilities
- Industrial maintenance environments
You’ll ideally have:
- Engineering apprenticeship, military trade training or equivalent
- Strong electrical and mechanical fault finding skills
- Experience with control systems, motors, hydraulics or pneumatics
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Strong safety mindset
- 18th Edition knowledge useful but not essential
What You’ll Get
- Permanent position
- Training and development opportunities
- Stable long‑term employment
- Opportunity to work within highly operational environments
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer vacancy in York OR Peterborough OR Scotland OR Wales (173lw) employer: Ex-Mill Recruitment Ltd
Ex-Mill Recruitment Ltd is an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that values precision and quality in the field of CAD compliance. With competitive salaries and benefits like a 4% employer pension contribution and life assurance, employees are encouraged to grow and develop their skills in a dynamic environment, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment in the North Midlands.
