Recruit Mint
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer at Recruit Mint, based in St Neots, East Anglia, paying £44,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- £44,000 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- St Neots, East Anglia
- Closing date
- Sector
- Maintenance Engineer
Bang in line with the market for maintenance engineer
Reference 57514121
About the role
Fed up with feeling like the “breakdown firefighter”?
Ready for a role where you can actually get ahead of the maintenance curve and make a real impact?
This Mechanical Maintenance Engineer role gives you the chance to take ownership of a modern, fast-paced production environment where reliability, safety, and continuous improvement are genuinely valued. You’ll be part of a highly skilled maintenance team, keeping critical equipment running smoothly and ensuring the site hits its performance targets every single day.
Job Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality mechanical maintenance across production equipment to consistently meet factory performance targets
- Carry out mechanical setup, changeovers, and production support
- Diagnose and repair mechanical breakdowns quickly and effectively
- Perform planned preventive maintenance to minimise downtime
- Support with fabrication, machining, and installation of plant and machinery
- Respond to first-line issues across boilers, chillers, air compressors, and wider site utilities
- Work safely at all times, following site standards and contributing to a strong safety culture
- Use stores systems and Maintenance Management Systems accurately
- Contribute to continuous improvement and reliability initiatives across the site
- Provide occasional support to electrical tasks when required (within competency)
Skills and Experience
- Recognised mechanical apprenticeship (City & Guilds, NVQ or equivalent)
- Strong experience working on production and process equipment in a factory environment
- Solid mechanical diagnostic and fault-finding skills
- Machining and/or welding skills
- Experience with boilers, chillers, compressors, and utility systems
- Good understanding of planned and reactive maintenance in a fast-moving environment
- Computer literacy for stores systems and Maintenance Management Systems
- Water treatment and boiler testing experience (desirable)
- Electrical competency beneficial but not essential
Pay and Benefits
- Salary: £44,000 per annum, plus overtime
- Outstanding pension scheme — you contribute 4%, the company contributes 10%
- Annual tool allowance (£263)
- 5 hours per week: Monday–Friday, 08:00–16:30
- 30 days holiday per year plus 13 additional Fridays off per year (1 per month plus 1 more)
- Life assurance (4x average salary)
- Company sick pay scheme
- Onsite free parking
- Access to buyable benefits such as dental and medical cover
- Childcare vouchers
Reference: 57514121 · Posted 3 days ago · Closes 30 Nov 2026 · Listed via Recruit Mint
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