Gap Technical
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer at Gap Technical, based in Chester, North West England, paying £54,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- £54,000 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- Chester, North West England
- Closing date
- Sector
- Mechanical Engineer
About 17% above the going rate for mechanical engineer
Reference 57536315
About the role
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
£54,000
Days Only (Mon-Fri)
Deeside
gap technical are proud to be representing this global manufacturing business in their search for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to work at their facility based near Deeside
Performance Objectives
- Work within Company procedures and S.O.P.'s with Health & Safety as a priority
- Work to regulations and health & safety legislation
- Carry out, and continually develop planned maintenance programmes on all machinery to a high-quality standard
- Systematic Root Cause Analysis and Elimination techniques
- Use effective and timely fault-finding skills on all site machinery to ensure optimum machine performance and productivity
- Maintain all relevant paperwork and auditable systems in line with internal and external standards
- Be proactively involved in continuous improvement of personal skills, the engineering department and plant machinery
- Actively involved in projects as and when requested
- Pro-active ideas in relation to reduction of downtime
Person Specification
- Be able to demonstrate a pro-active approach to problem solving and decision making
- Have the ability to work with little supervision using own initiative within parameters of the role
- Be a confident team player
- Show evidence of written and oral communication skills with reference to dealing with people at all levels of the business and development of work procedures
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills necessary to sustain effective relationships on behalf of the department with internal customers
- Self motivated
- Ability to develop and implement new ideas within specific resource parameters
- Be able to demonstrate accurate, reliable and safe systems of working
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of continuous improvement techniques such as PPM/TPM system based review of downtime data weekly /monthly/quarterly reporting
Minimum skill/Qualification requirements:
- Successful completion of HNC (Higher qualifications considered favourably)
- Apprentice Trained NVQ 3 /City & Guilds Mechanical Engineering
- Pneumatic and Hydraulics training
- Experience in World Class Manufacturing standards
- Experienced in using computers, including Microsoft Excel
- Experience in 5S
- Experience of working in high-speed automated production environment
Apply
Please send your CV via the Apply now option on the website
If you have any questions or are interested in any other opportunities we may have, please do not hesitate to get in touch
This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of gap technical who are operating as an employment agency.
gap technical are committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job.
Closing Date: 05/12/2026
"By applying for the above position and providing your personal data to us you understand that your data will be processed in line with our Privacy Policy."
Reference: 57536315 · Posted 50 minutes ago · Closes 17 Dec 2026 · Listed via Gap Technical
Apply for this job
This role is listed via Gap Technical. Applications are handled on the employer's site.
Apply on employer siteOpens the employer's website in a new tab.
Signed in? Every job you apply for counts toward your weekly goal and badges. How it works
Safe applying: a genuine employer will never ask you to pay for a DBS check, training or equipment, or move you onto WhatsApp before you are hired. If this listing does, report it and do not pay anything.