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Maintenance Technician
Job Posted: 4 hours ago
Salary: £ 40,000 - 42,500 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Scunthorpe
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Maintenance Technician – Scunthorpe
Salary: £40,000 – £42,500 (inclusive of shift allowance)
Shifts:
Week 1: Mon–Wed Days (06:00–18:00)
Week 2: Mon–Tue Nights (18:00–06:00), Wed Off, Thu–Fri Days (06:00–18:00)
Week 3: Mon–Tue Off, Wed–Fri Nights (18:00–06:00)
Recruiter: Aqumen Recruitment
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Join the Engineering Team Driving Real Impact!
Aqumen Recruitment is delighted to be supporting our client, a leading manufacturing organisation in Scunthorpe, as they seek an experienced Maintenance Technician to join their dynamic engineering team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a multiskilled engineer who thrives in a fast-paced production environment and enjoys taking ownership of both planned and reactive maintenance. If you’re passionate about keeping machinery running smoothly—and solving problems before they escalate—this role is for you.
Main Purpose of the Role
As a Maintenance Technician, you’ll work as part of a high-performing maintenance team, delivering general, routine, and unplanned maintenance across plant machinery, equipment, and facilities. The goal is simple: ensure rapid response, fast rectification, and reliable uptime.
Key Responsibilities
Maintenance & Engineering
Respond quickly to production breakdowns to minimise downtime.
Support production across a variety of injection moulding machines (60–2700 tonnes), performing repairs, diagnostics, and fault-finding.
Maintain, adjust, and set up laser cells, PU cells, assembly systems, and automation equipment.
Carry out planned service work and participate in weekend start-up/shutdown rotations.
Support installation work, site upgrades, and continuous improvement projects.
Conduct mandatory safety checks on allocated machinery.
Health & Safety
Maintain strict adherence to all company and site Health & Safety requirements.
Proactively identify and report potential H&S risks.
Follow environmental protection procedures.
Empowered to stop work immediately if a threat to life, health, or fire safety is identified.
Quality
Work in compliance with IATF quality standards.
Maintain excellent housekeeping during and after all tasks.
Identify and communicate needs for spare parts.
What We’re Looking For
Essential Qualifications & Experience
City & Guilds 214 Mechanical Engineering, HNC/ONC, or NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
Time-served apprenticeship in manufacturing/production engineering.
Strong mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical knowledge.
Ability to read diagrams, drawings, and technical documentation.
Experience working safely within an engineering environment.
Solid fault-finding and problem-solving capability.
Desirable
18th Edition Electrical Installations
Overhead crane licence
Experience with automation and assembly equipment
Knowledge of CI/Lean Engineering techniques
Familiarity with 6- and 3-axis robotics
Experience with plastic injection moulding machinery
Behaviours
Motivated and proactive, with a strong desire for self-development.
Able to operate effectively under pressure and meet tight timeframes.
Confident working independently or collaboratively as part of a team.
Why Join Our Client?
Competitive salary including shift allowance
Opportunity to work with advanced machinery and automation
Varied, hands-on, and fast-paced engineering work
Supportive environment committed to quality, safety, and continuous improvement
Apply Today with Aqumen Recruitment
If you’re an experienced Maintenance Technician looking for your next challenge, we want to hear from you.
Apply now through Aqumen Recruitment and take the next step in your engineering career!
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