Maintenance Engineering - North West

Specialising exclusively in Maintenance recruitment I cover the North West area where I have built great relationships & recruited for major organisations across a broad range of industry sectors & maintenance positions. I believe communication is key and even more so is listening to both candidates and client’s needs to ensure I have provided a timely and professional services.

 

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Maintenance Engineering - North West

Specialising exclusively in Maintenance recruitment I cover the North West area where I have built great relationships & recruited for major organisations across a broad range of industry sectors & maintenance positions. I believe communication is key and even more so is listening to both candidates and client’s needs to ensure I have provided a timely and professional services.

 

     Click Here to view this Months 'Pick Of The Bunch' of available MAINTENANCE candidates

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We are currently assisting a leading organisation in their search for Maintenance Supervisor. 

This is an opportunity to join an already established maintenance team, and to join a company who have been established for 50+ Years. A company who drives training and development on site and pride themselves on a good working environment. 

Maintenance Supervisor Benefits:

  • Offering a salary of £50,000
  • 31days holiday entitlement
  • Company pension
  • Healthcare
  • Annual Bonus
  • Cycle to work Scheme
  • Parking & Uniform provided
  • Holiday purchase scheme
  • Christmas Shut down
  • Company Events and staff treats.  

Shift requirements: 40Hours per week:  Monday to Friday. 

The Maintenance Supervisors role is Commutable from the following locations: Bolton / Rochdale / Radcliffe / Middleton 

Key Responsibilities for the Maintenance Supervisor: 

  • Lead Daily meetings as required, ensure all requirements are actioned and up to date. 
  • Be responsible for emergency and planned events scheduling 
  • Maintain and register CMMs
  • Assist the manager in leading the maintenance department 
  • Work closes with HR – Investigations / Interviews / Disciplinaries / attendances / Inductions and training. 
  • Creating and maintain Stock list 
  • Maintain equipment as required. 
  • Produce and report on KPI’s set for the team. 
  • Assist the team with Preventative and or reactive maintenance of the plant and equipment 
  • Finding or fixing faults or arranging for replacement parts. 

Experience the Maintenance Supervisor will hold: 

  • Holding both Electrical and mechanical abilities. 
  • Previous experience within a Supervisor / Team leader role 
  • Experienced within Manufacturing Environments 
  • Hold Good leadership skill / Great Communicator. 
  • Able to use Excel / Power point / Word and Email. 
  • Ideally, we are looking for a Qualification Maintenance Engineer – Qualified Electrically and ideally mechanically – Hold formal qualifications – Level 3
 

We have a fantastic opportunity for a qualified Maintenance electrician to join a Manufacturing Specialist within the Greater Manchester Area, are you looking to join a well-established company, a company who Design and manufacture and are a leading UK Organisation. 

This is an opportunity to join a company who continue to Grow, a company that drive a good working environment. The wellbeing of employees is of high priority, and they always look to develop and progress individuals inhouse. 

Shift the maintenance electrician will be required to work: 8am till 4:30pm 

The maintenance electrician role is commutable from: Warrington / Preston / Bolton / Wigan 

Benefits the Maintenance electrician will receive:

  • Salary: £45,931.00
  • 23+8days holiday
  • 8% Pension
  • Health care. 

Ideally the Maintenance Electrician will hold the following: 

  • Previous experience within an ATEX Chemical or Process type industry 
  • COMAH experience would be at an advantage. 
  • Reactive maintenance 
  • Trouble shooting 
  • Planned preventative maintenance. 
  • Electrical infrastructure systems i.e., Single and 3 phase systems 
  • Instrumentation experience 
  • There is also preventative maintenance work which typically includes testing of alarms, electrical equipment emergency lighting, earth testing etc
  • The type of work typically would be isolation of motors and electrical equipment to accommodate repairs/replacement by the fitting team as and when required to react to breakdowns. 

Qualifications Required:

  • Ideally, we are looking for an Apprentice trained engineer. 
  • Holding a City & Guilds 2391 in testing & inspection. 
  • 18th Edition IEE Wiring regulations 
  • CompEx certificate 
  • Valid JIB Card 
  • IOSH Managing Safely
 

New exciting opportunity to join a Global Manufacturing organisation based in Greater Manchester Area.  This is an exceptional opportunity for a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join an already established maintenance team. 

The Maintenance Engineers position is commutable from the following locations: Warrington / Skelmersdale / Bolton / Wigan 

Shift the maintenance engineer will be required to work Shift Pattern 4 on 4 off - 2 x 12 hr days & 2 x 12hr nights, 5 * 18-day breaks fixed

Benefits the Maintenance Engineer will receive: 

  • Salary: £48,000 - £54,000 DOE 
  • Great training and progression opportunities 
  • Company Pension 
  • Secure on site Parking 
  • Plenty of overtime 

The maintenance engineer will be responsible and hold the following experience:  

  • Maintain and install all mechanical plant & machinery in line with company requirements.
  • React quickly, diagnose & repair any mechanical related problems on the plant or equipment.
  • Carry out our planned preventative maintenance schedule on the full range of equipment within the site .
  • Ensure that all plant and machinery is kept in a good, safe working & clean condition.
  • Complete all relevant paperwork associated with the task being performed in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Carry out daily inspections as requested related to safety, air, steam and water leaks and complete repairs as necessary.
  • Report any problems regarding equipment and machinery immediately to the Engineering Team Leader.
  • Ensure that you are aware of the Company Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures and that you always adhere to them.
  • Complete Maintenance work orders, use of a CMMS system, Agility or similar
  • Experience with pneumatic & hydraulic equipment & systems
  • Knowledge of high-pressure steam boilers and systems
  • Welding skills such as MMA, TIG, MIG
  • General workshop skills, tools, lathe, milling etc.
  • Able to read schematic drawings
  • Some multi skilling would be advantageous
  • Ideally you will be Apprentice trained holding a HNC / City & guilds Level 3 in Mechanical engineering. 
 

We currently have a requirement for a mechanically-biased Maintenance Engineer to join on of the leading, largest, private Engineering organisations within the Lancashire. This is an opportunity to join an established organisation who have sites throughout the UK, a company who continue to make major investments and drive training and progression on site. This is an opportunity to join an already established maintenance team and an organisation who hold 50+ years within the industry 


The maintenance engineer’s position is commutable from the following: : Bolton / Heywood / Rochdale / Radcliffe / Bury 

Benefits the Maintenance Engineer will receive

  • Position: Maintenance Engineer 
  • Shift: Days Monday to Friday – 8am till 5pm – 1hour Lunch. 
  • Salary: £30,000 - £33,000  
  • Benefits: 8% Pension, Profit related pay scheme, Company health care, 24+8days holiday 
  • Location: Bury, Lancashire

Experience with Maintenance Engineer will hold: 

  • Ideally the maintenance engineer will hold previous experience within a heavy engineering Plant. 
  • Mechanically biased with a slight electrical ability would be at an advantage – roughly 80/20 Split 
  • Experience with: Furnaces, Bearings, Transmission systems, Pulleys, Pipe Fitting, Welding – Fabrications – STICK welding. Some Installation work. 
  • Must be Apprentice trained – holding a NVQ Level 3 – City & Guilds Level 3 in mechanical engineering. 

Duties the Maintenance engineer will undertake: 

  • Carry out Servicing and maintenance requirements throughout the plant. 
  • Respond to all breakdowns within the Plant 
  • Complete required Documentation for the engineering systems 
  • Monitor Stock levels on site – re-order as and when required 
  • Assist with Projects – Installation and commissioning on Plant. 
  • Carry out all required training on site. 
 

New exciting opportunity to join a Global Manufacturing organisation based in Greater Manchester Area.  This is an exceptional opportunity for a higher skilled maintenance electrician who holds strong Programming and Fault-finding abilities with Siemens & Allen Bradley PLC’S

This Maintenance Electrician position is commutable from the following locations: Warrington / Skelmersdale / Bolton / Wigan 


The Maintenance Electrician will be required to work the following Shift: Continental – 4on-4off systems – 2days-2nights. 12 hours Shift. 


Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

  • Salary: £54,000 - £57,000 
  • Great Training and progression opportunities 
  • Company Pension 
  • Secured on site Parking 
  • Plenty of overtime 

The Maintenance Electrician will be responsible and hold the following experience: 

  • As mentioned, key to the role is the fault finding and programming experience with PLC’s / Hardware. Siemens & Allen Bradley 
  • Previous experience within a Manufacturing environment 
  • Maintain and install all electrical machinery 
  • Carry out planned preventative maintenance 
  • Complete maintenance work orders, use of CMMS systems 
  • Be able to communicate at all levels throughout the business 
  • Electrically Biased – but holding a split on the mechanical Side 
  • Knowledge of variable speed drives 
  • Must be able to read schematic drawings 
  • 17/18th IEE Wiring regulations 
  • Proven experience within a similar role 
  • Apprentice trained holding a HNC / HND in Electrical engineering 
 

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for Electrical biased maintenance engineer. This is an opportunity to Join an organisation who pride themselves in providing Development and progression opportunities, a company who will fund courses to help progress  engineers on site. The right individual will join a Friendly & busy site where you will join an already established team as well as being part of a major manufacturing organisation. 
  
The Maintenance electrician role is commutable from the following locations:  Blackburn / Blackpool / Burnley / Preston  

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive

  • £56.542    
  • Progression & Training and development opportunities 
  • Great Pension 
  • Medical Care 
  • 25+8days holiday 

Shift requirements in place for the Maintenance electrician:

  • 3 Shift Rota / Mornings – Monday to Friday / Afternoons – Monday to Friday & Saturday / Nights: Monday to Thursday 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Previous experience within a Manufacturing environment. 
  • Dealing on both Maintenance and Facilities. 
  • Apprentice trained holding a HNC / City& Guilds in Electrical engineering / 17th – 18th Edition. 
  • Ability to fault find on various electrical controls systems at both single and three phase.
  • Strong fault-finding abilities on PLC’s. 
  • Good understanding of health, safety, and environmental requirements specific to plant maintenance
  • Ability to conduct electrical installation work. 
  • Good understanding of Facilities & Maintenance processes and production critical equipment
  • Can demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Self-motivated and able to work in a team environment or on own
  • Qualified to conduct work to BS 7671 wiring regulations. 
  • Qualified to conduct electrical inspection and test. 
  • Good level of computer literacy and ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
 

We are seeking a talented Maintenance Electrician to join our team in the industry. If you have a passion for maintaining and improving equipment in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!

This is an opportunity to join and established organisation with 25+ years in the industry, working with an already established maintenance team. 

The Maintenance Electrician will be required to work the following Shift: Double Days – 6am till 2pm & 2pm till 10pm – Rotating weekly. 

The Maintenance Electrician roles is commutable from the following locations: Wigan / Bolton / Skelmersdale / Warrington 

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

  • Pension Contribution up to 8%
  • Healthcare 
  • 22+8days holiday 
  • Staff Discount 
  • Food & Drink facilities 
  • Plenty of Overtime 

Key Responsibilities for the Maintenance Electrician:  

  • Perform scheduled and reactive maintenance on a range of equipment, including PLCs, textile machinery, and sewing equipment.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, electrical, and software issues effectively.
  • Collaborate with production teams to minimize downtime and optimize equipment performance.
  • Conduct regular inspections and preventative maintenance tasks to ensure equipment reliability.
  • Document maintenance activities and assist in continuous improvement initiatives.

Experience and Qualifications the Maintenance Electrician will hold:

  • Proven experience as a Maintenance Engineer in FMCG or textiles environments.
  • Strong knowledge of PLC systems and control mechanisms
  • Experience with: Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Conveyor systems, Sewing equipment. 
  • Welding abilities: MIG / TIG / ARC 
  • Able to read Engineering Drawings. 
  • Hands-on experience with textile machinery and sewing equipment.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work double days and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Apprentice trained – holding a Level 3 – City & Guilds / NVQ in Electrical engineering 
 

Fantastic new opportunity, an opportunity for an Electrical biased Maintenance engineer to Join a Leading Specialist Manufacture. This is an opportunity to join an established organisation who have 50+ years within the industry. This is an award winning organisation who hold a very good track record. 

This is an opportunity for a Driven, motivated engineer who is confident and holds strong electrical abilities. 

The Maintenance electrician role is commutable from the following locations:  Rochdale / Bolton / Manchester / Oldham 

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

Salary: £47.073.20    
6% Pension scheme 
Life Assurance 
33days holiday
Medical Care 
Healthcare
Overtime 

Shift in place: Days – Monday to Friday. 7:30am till 4pm – Early finish on a Friday . 

Call out system in place – you will be required to work a 1in5 call out system. 

Duties and requirements the Maintenance electrician will hold and be responsible for: 

  • Previous experience within a similar role is essential to this role. 
  • Strong fault-finding abilities. 
  • Prove experience within a manufacturing environment. 
  • Proven experience with: AC & DC Drives, Installation experience, Wire testing, Panel Building, Instrumentation. 
  • Experienced with Siemens PLC’s – strong fault-finding abilities – Programming would be at an advantage.  
  • Planned preventive maintenance. 
  • Carry out routine servicing and inspection on all production machinery. 
  • Carry out essential testing of equipment and systems. 
  • Ideally holding experience with ATEX equipment. 
  • Ideally, we are looking for a 70/30 split as there will be some mechanical requirements. 
  • We are looking for an Apprentice trained maintenance electrician. 
  • Holding a Formal qualification in Electrical engineering – City & Guilds Level 3 or NVQ Level 3 
  • 17th / 18th IEE Wiring regulations. 
  • City & Guilds 2391 Testing 
 

We are currently assisting a leading organisation in their search for X2 Maintenance Electricians – Electrically Biased holding a 70/30 Split

This is an opportunity to join an already established maintenance team, and to join a company who have been established for 50+ Years. A company who drives training and development on site and pride themselves on a good working environment. 

Benefits for the Maintenance Electrician

  • Offering a salary of £43,470 
  • 30days holiday entitlement
  • Company pension
  • Healthcare  
  • Plenty of overtime opportunities 
  • Ful training provided. 

Shift requirements: 3 Shift Rota – Mornings / Afternoons / Nights. 

These Maintenance Electrician roles are Commutable from the following locations: Bolton / Rochdale / Radcliffe / Middleton 

Ideally the right Maintenance Electrician will hold the following experience: 

  • Proven Experience with Control Systems and Drives. 
  • Fault finding abilities with Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC’s 
  • Ideally, we are looking for a multi-skilled engineer who holds and 70/30 Split – Electrically Biased 
  • Mechanical experience required: Fabrication / Welding and Bench Fitting 
  • Previous experience within FMCG / Textiles would be at an advantage. 
  • Additional Skills: Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Conveyor systems, Lenze Drives. 
  • Must be Apprentice trained, Holding a formal qualification in Electrical Engineering. 
     
 

This is an exceptional opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a leading Manufacturing organisation based in the Greater Manchester Area, 

Are you looking to join an organisation that pride themselves on Growth and development. A company that can offer an exciting new challenge. An opportunity to join a leading organisation who are known world-wide. If so then this might be role for you!! 

The Maintenance Engineer’s position is commutable from the following locations: Hyde / Manchester / Ashton-under-Lyne / Salford / Stretford / Denton 


The Maintenance Engineer will be required to work the following shift: 

  • Days: Sunday 8am till 16:30 / Monday 6am till 6:30pm / Tuesday 6am till 6:30pm / Thursday 8am till 6:30pm 
  • Off Days: Wednesday / Friday / Saturday. 


Benefits the Maintenance engineer will receive: 

  • Salary: £40,380 - £44,130  
  • Sick-Pay, 
  • Pension, 
  • Private medical / Dental Options 
  • Cycle to work scheme. 
  • Cash back from Various Retailers 
  • Life Assurance. 
  • Childcare vouchers, 
  • Generous holiday, 
  • Gift Vouchers and More

Duties and requirements the Maintenance engineer will hold and be responsible for: 

  • Previous experience within a Heavy Manufacturing Environment 
  • Proven experience within a Similar Role, Conducting Mechanical repairs 
  • Experience with Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Gearboxes, Conveyor systems, Granulators, Lifting equipment.  
  • Welding and Fabrication abilities
  • Carry out essential maintenance on all aspects of the production lines.
  • Work through a programme of PPM and helping develop the agility maintenance system.
  • Improve factory OEE through development and innovation of the production facility.
  • Order and Collect Spare Mechanical materials.
  • Maintain and monitor the machines and Equipment. 
  • Ensure that all plant and machinery s kept in good working condition. 

Qualification the Maintenance Engineer will hold: 

  • Apprenticeship Trained 
  • BTEC ONC & BTEC HNC Mechanical engineering  
 

New opportunity!!! 

Due to expansion across the business, this market leading organisation is seeking to appoint a Maintenance Electrician to join their already established Maintenance Engineering team. 

An opportunity to join a leading brand that continue to offer training and Development as well as progression opportunities. 

The Maintenance Electrician's role is commutable from the following Area’s: Rochdale / Bury / Bolton / Oldam / Manchester. 

Shift in place for the Maintenance Electrician: 3 Shift Rota – Mornings, Afternoons, Nights 


Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

  • Salary: £45,000   
  • Pension Scheme. 
  • 25Days holiday 
  • Sick pay scheme 
  • Employee Discount 
  • Life Assurance 
  • Parking & Canteen.  
  • Training / Development / Progression / Stability. 


Experience the Maintenance Electrician will hold: 

  • Experienced within a Manufacturing / FMCG Environment. 
  • Qualified to an HNC / City & Guilds / NVQ – Electrical engineering / Maintenance. 
  • 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations. 
  • Holding strong Electrical abilities. 
  • Experience with: Motor and Drives, Single & 3phase systems, AC & DC Speed Drives, PLC’s – Siemens, Mitsubishi, Allen Bradley,

Duties & Responsibilities: 

  • React to all Electrical Breakdowns throughout the site. 
  • Maintain Textiles Equipment 
  • Rectify issues and provide feedback on pending breakdowns & Issues. 
  • Read Electrical drawings. 
  • Computer Literate and able to process work orders – through MMS systems. 
  • Working to a Strict Deadline. 
  • Offer support as and when required throughout the site. 
 

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an Experienced Maintenance Electrician .  

Are you looking to join a company who continues to make investment and are continuing to grow, then this may be the right move for you. 

We have the pleasure in supporting leading Food & Manufacturing organisation that are known throughout the UK and continue to grow. An opportunity to join a Friendly & busy site where you will join an already established team.  

The Maintenance Electrician role is commutable from the following locations:  Harrogate, York, Middlesbrough, Ripon, Kilburn, Lower Dunsforth ~

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

  • £50.000   
  • Progression opportunities 
  • Up to 10% Pension Contribution 
  • Private Healthcare 
  • 25+8days holiday
  • Cycle to work scheme. 
  • Assistants Program / Health Advice 
  • Overtime  

Shift in place for the Maintenance Electrician:  

  • Mornings: 6am till 15:30pm – Monday to Friday 
  • Lates: 9:30am till 8pm Monday to Thursday & Friday 9:30am till 3pm. 

Key Responsibilities the Maintenance Electrician:   

  • To work as part of the Maintenance team as an electrical focused engineer with some multi-skilled experience. The position will be responsible for providing electrical expertise, carrying out repairs on plant equipment in a timely and efficient manner and ensuring equipment is safe and fit for purpose. 
  • To provide Electrical support to the maintenance department in order to carry out repairs on all plant equipment. 
  • Ensure all machinery and equipment on site is both electrically and mechanically safe. 
  • Carry out other support maintenance work when required. 
  • Strong faults find abilities with PLC’s – Siemens S7 & Allen Bradley. 
  • Carrying out repairs on the following Kit: Pumps / Conveyor systems / Gearboxes / Hydraulics & Pneumatics.
  • Ideally holding experience within Chemical or Heavy engineering. 
  • We are looking for an Apprentice trained Maintenance engineer. 
  • Holding a formal qualification in Electrical engineering. 
  • Flexibility is key – a Motivated individual who is keen to take on over time.