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Maintenance Engineer

📍 Location: Leeds
💷 Salary: £40,000 – £41,500 per year
🕒 Hours: Monday to Thursday 07:00 – 16:00 | Friday 06:30 – 15:00 (may fluctuate)
📄 Contract: Permanent

The Role

We are seeking a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer (70% Mech / 30% Elec) to join an established manufacturing business in Leeds.

This is a hands-on heavy mechanical role working across both workshop and production machinery. The successful candidate will be responsible for planned and reactive maintenance, with a strong focus on mechanical plant, conveyors, presses, and traditional workshop equipment, rather than highly automated FMCG lines.

Key Responsibilities

  • Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across all plant and workshop equipment.

  • Respond efficiently to mechanical breakdowns to minimise production downtime.

  • Fault-find, repair, and maintain heavy mechanical equipment.

  • Maintain and repair: conveyors, presses, mixers, gearboxes, shafts, bearings, and drive systems.

  • Work on hydraulic and pneumatic systems, including troubleshooting rams, actuators, and valves.

  • Conduct basic electrical fault finding, including motors, drives, and control panels.

  • Support continuous improvement initiatives and small engineering projects.

  • Assist in installation, alignment, and calibration of mechanical plant.

  • Ensure all maintenance work complies with health & safety standards.

  • Work independently and as part of a small engineering team to support production objectives.

Minimum Requirements

  • Mechanically biased Maintenance Engineer with experience in heavy manufacturing or workshop environments.

  • Strong mechanical fault-finding skills.

  • Basic electrical knowledge (motors, drives, control panels).

  • Apprenticeship trained or time-served preferred.

  • Able to work independently and as part of a small team.

  • Good understanding of health & safety practices.

Package & Benefits

  • Competitive salary: £40,000 – £41,500

  • Permanent, full-time position

  • Stable, well-established business environment

  • Supportive engineering team

  • Flexible working hours (with early finish on Friday)


Location: Leeds | Salary: £40000 - £41500 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 12/03/2026

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