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Maintenance Engineer

Job Posted: 17 days ago

Salary: £ 44,000 - 45,300 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Liverpool

Expire in: 10 days

Job Description

Maintenance Engineer 

Job Title – Maintenance Engineer
 Location – Liverpool, Merseyside 
 Salary – £44,000 (rising to approx. £45,300 in April + 3% review)
 Shift – Rotating Shift Pattern (Days/Nights)

Week 1 & 2: 6:00am – 2:00pm
Week 3: 10:00pm – 6:00am (Sunday–Thursday)
Week 4: 2:00pm – 10:00pm (Mon–Fri)
On-call: 1 weekend in 4 (moving to 1 in 5)

Job Role of the Maintenance Engineer

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Engineer to join a leading manufacturer within the waste management and recycling container industry. This is a well-established, internationally backed business with a strong reputation for innovation, investment, and long-term engineering development.

You will be responsible for both the maintenance of factory facilities and a wide range of production equipment including machinery, tooling, moulds, and supporting systems. Working as part of a skilled engineering team, you will play a key role in ensuring maximum uptime, efficient production, and continuous improvement across site operations.

This is a highly varied role covering both planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdowns within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities of the Maintenance Engineer

Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance
Fault finding and repair of mechanical and electrical systems
Maintaining factory equipment, machinery, and moulding systems
Supporting installation and implementation of new equipment and investments
Working closely with the engineering team on maintenance planning
Diagnosing faults on control systems including sensors, relays, contactors, and inverters
Mechanical work including hydraulics, pneumatics, bearings, belts, and chains
Supporting continuous improvement activities across site
Participating in on-call rota system

Machinery on Site

Injection moulding machines
Industrial robots
Vacuum pumps and vacuum systems
Granulators
Hydraulic systems
Automated production equipment (approx. 2000 units per day output)

Sector – Industrial Manufacutring 

Non-Negotiable Requirements

Level 3 in Engineering 
Mechanical Bias Engineer 
Factory or Manufacturing or Forces 

Desirable Requirements

Injection moulding experience
Tooling / toolmaking background
Experience in plastics manufacturing
Industrial heavy engineering background
Forces background considered

The Maintenance Engineer will benefit from:

Working for a well-established European manufacturing leader
Strong investment in training and development
Opportunities for external training courses (including Level 4 Injection Moulding)
Potential training opportunities in Spain at sister facilities
Clear progression and long-term development opportunities
Pension scheme
Healthcare plan (after 6 months)
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Free onsite parking
Ongoing salary increases and review

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