At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and improve production equipment to ensure peak performance.
- Company: Join a global manufacturing leader committed to innovation.
- Benefits: Permanent and fixed-term roles with opportunities for skill development.
- Other info: Hands-on role with excellent career growth potential.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team solving real engineering challenges.
- Qualifications: Engineering qualification and experience in a manufacturing environment.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Are you an experienced Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Engineer or Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for your next opportunity within a world-class manufacturing environment? Do you enjoy fault finding, preventative maintenance and keeping production equipment running at peak performance? We're supporting a global manufacturing business who are looking to recruit four Production Maintenance Technicians to join their Engineering team.
Current Opportunities:
- 1 x Permanent Day Shift
- 1 x Permanent Night Shift
- 1 x 12 Month Fixed Term Contract Day Shift
- 1 x 12 Month Fixed Term Contract Night Shift
Whether you're looking for a permanent position or a fixed-term opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
What's the role all about?
As a Production Maintenance Technician, you'll play a vital role in maintaining, repairing and improving production equipment to maximise uptime, reliability and manufacturing performance. Working within a highly skilled Engineering team, you'll carry out preventative maintenance, respond to breakdowns and support continuous improvement initiatives across a modern manufacturing facility. This is a hands-on engineering role where no two days are the same.
Key responsibilities:
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production equipment
- Respond quickly to equipment breakdowns using systematic fault-finding techniques
- Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults
- Support production changeovers and equipment set-ups
- Improve machine reliability and minimise downtime
- Work closely with Production, Quality and Engineering teams
- Maintain accurate maintenance records using the CMMS system
- Support equipment upgrades and engineering projects
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement
- Promote safe working practices and comply with Health & Safety legislation
- Ensure engineering work is completed to GMP and company quality standards
What you'll need:
- Engineering Apprenticeship or Level 3 Engineering qualification (NVQ/BTEC or equivalent)
- Previous experience within a manufacturing or production environment
- Mechanical and/or electrical maintenance experience
- Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
- Experience carrying out preventative maintenance
- Excellent problem-solving ability
- Good communication skills and a collaborative approach
Desirable:
- Multi-skilled engineering experience
- PLC fault-finding experience
- Welding or fabrication experience
- Experience working with automated production equipment
- GMP or regulated manufacturing experience
- Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement knowledge
About you:
You're a proactive engineer who enjoys solving technical problems and helping production perform at its best. You'll be:
- Hands-on and practical
- Technically curious
- Calm under pressure
- Quality and safety focused
- A strong team player
- Committed to continuous improvement
Why join?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a global manufacturing business that continues to invest in its people, technology and engineering capability. Whether you're looking for the security of a permanent role or the flexibility of a 12-month fixed term contract, you'll join a supportive engineering team working with modern production equipment and genuine opportunities to develop your skills.
Interested? If you're an experienced Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer or Production Maintenance Technician, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.
Locations
Maintenance Engineer in Hampshire, Petersfield employer: Kingdom People
Join a global manufacturing leader that prioritises employee development and innovation in a dynamic work environment. With a strong focus on safety and quality, our engineering team thrives on collaboration and continuous improvement, offering you the chance to enhance your skills while working with cutting-edge production technology. Whether you seek the stability of a permanent position or the flexibility of a fixed-term contract, you'll find a supportive culture that values your contributions and fosters professional growth.
