Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

  • Permanent
  • Knottingley, West Yorkshire
  • Posted: 12th April 2026
  • Salary: Up to £55000.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits
  • Duration:
  • Reference: BBBH16487E
  • Industry:
  • Location: Knottingley, West Yorkshire
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Skills: Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer.

The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer vacancy is paying £55k working with a market leading manufacturing firm based in the Knottingley area.

We are looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer with aggregates, building products or heavy engineering industry experience to join a well established engineering team working both reactively responding to break downs and on PPMs. The position offers excellent opportunities for both training and career development.

What’s in it for your as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer:

  • Monday – Friday 40-48 hours per week – based on a rotational 3 shift pattern of 8-hour days, afternoons and nights
  • Salary – up to £55,000 per annum for 48 hours
  • Overtime at x1.5
  • Service Bonus
  • KPI Bonus
  • Excellent pension company contribution, plus employee benefits package
  • Training and career development opportunities
  • 30 days holiday (Increasing by 1 each year up to finishing at 36 days holiday) Inclusive of Bank Holidays

Main Duties & Responsibilities of Mechanical Maintenance Engineer include:

  • Providing plant-wide maintenance service, departmental support and repairs ensuring that all production targets are maintained – maintaining factory manufacturing machinery
  • Monitor & supply Engineering support of machine set-up & changeovers to ensure that the product conforms to any quality assurance standards and ensuring changeovers are as efficient as possible.

Experience and Qualifications Required for the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer:

  • Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship & Qualification
  • High degree of Health & Safety awareness
  • Ability to fault find, repair and provide solutions to problems
  • Mechanical Maintenance Engineer experience in an aggregates, building products or heavy engineering industry.

If interested, please apply now…

 
 

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