Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location Kettering

Salary £41k to £42000

this is the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer job specification for a manufacturing company in Kettering .

Key points

• Hours: Monday–Friday, 08:00–17:00
• Saturday: One Saturday worked, paid at overtime rate; 
• Holiday: 20 days + 8 bank holidays
• Environment: packaging manufacturing
• Experience required: Minimum 2-3 years' maintenance engineering experience
• Main focus: Hands-on reactive mechanical maintenance, with planned/preventive maintenance
• Equipment: Around 30 production units, including extruders, printers and converters
• Skills: Mechanical bias with electrical knowledge; role described as roughly 80/20 mechanical/electrical
• Important requirement: Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings
• Responsibilities: Breakdown response, servicing, repairs, minimising downtime, and technical support for projects/installations
• If you're considering applying, the biggest things your CV needs to demonstrate are hands-on manufacturing maintenance, mechanical fault-finding, electrical competence, PPM, breakdown response, and working from technical drawings