Vacancy Detail
Maintenance Engineer
Maintenance Engineer
📍 Wakefield-Ossett
💷 £40,000 - £42,000 per annum
🕒 Monday to Thursday 7:00am - 4:00pm | Friday 7:00am - 1:00pm
📄 Permanent
The Company
Our client is a well-established manufacturing business based in Wakefield and is currently looking to recruit a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team on a permanent basis.
This is a varied and hands-on role that combines traditional maintenance engineering with workshop-based engineering activities, fabrication work and machinery projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining factory equipment while also supporting machinery modifications, installations and future engineering projects across the site.
The Role
The primary focus of the role is maintenance engineering across the factory, carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance on production equipment.
In addition, the successful candidate will be comfortable working within a workshop environment, using machine shop equipment and fabrication skills to manufacture, modify and repair components when required. The role will also involve supporting machinery installations, upgrades and engineering improvement projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across factory equipment
- Respond to reactive breakdowns and minimise downtime
- Diagnose and repair mechanical faults efficiently
- Maintain and repair mechanical systems including:
- Gearboxes
- Bearings
- Shafts
- Drive systems
- Hydraulic systems
- Pneumatic systems
- Conduct basic electrical fault finding where required
- Support machinery installations, upgrades and engineering projects
- Assist with machine builds and equipment modifications
- Use workshop machinery and machine shop tools to manufacture, modify and repair components
- Carry out fabrication work to support maintenance and project activities
- Complete maintenance documentation and records
- Ensure all work is completed in accordance with health and safety procedures
Essential Requirements
✔ Mechanically biased Maintenance Engineer background
✔ Strong mechanical fault-finding and repair skills
✔ Experience within manufacturing, engineering or workshop environments
✔ Experience using workshop machinery and machine shop equipment such as lathes
✔ Ability to manufacture, modify and repair components
✔ Fabrication experience or a strong practical engineering background
✔ Ability to work independently and as part of a small engineering team
✔ Good understanding of health and safety procedures
✔ Apprentice trained or time-served engineer preferred
Desirable Experience
➕ Electrical qualifications or electrical maintenance experience
➕ Basic electrical fault finding on motors, drives, sensors and control panels
➕ Welding and fabrication experience
➕ Experience supporting machinery installations and build projects
➕ Experience manufacturing replacement parts and components
Personal Attributes
- Practical and hands-on approach
- Strong problem-solving ability
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Organised and reliable
- Good communication skills
- Pride in producing high-quality workmanship
Package & Benefits
🎁 £40,000 - £42,000 per annum
🎁 Permanent, full-time position
🎁 Monday to Thursday 7:00am - 4:00pm
🎁 Early finish every Friday at 1:00pm
🎁 Stable and established manufacturing environment
🎁 Varied role combining maintenance engineering, workshop activities and engineering projects
🎁 Opportunity to contribute to future machinery installations, modifications and site improvements
Location: Ossett | Salary: £40000 - £43000 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 18/06/2026
