Maintenance Engineer

Manufacturing and Engineering · Cannock, England

Maintenance Engineer at Manufacturing and Engineering, based in Cannock, England, paying £45,000 - £55,000 per annum. This is a contract role.

Salary
£45,000 - £55,000 per annum
Location
Cannock, England
Contract
Contract
Posted
4 days ago
Closes
22 Aug 2026
Sector
Maintenance Engineer

Bang in line with the market for maintenance engineer

Reference https://proactivepersonnel.net/job/45689-45689

About the role

Pay: £45,000.00-£55,000.00 per year

Job Description:

We are currently recruiting for a maintenance engineer on behalf of our client based in Cannock

Monday – Friday working AM shift

You will be required to facilitate all engineering activities associated with maintaining a 24hrs manufacturing plant, to provide breakdown repairs, health and safety improvements and deliver projects to improve plant performance and efficiency.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Mmaintain and support Health & Safety / Environmental requirements in accordance with internal standards and legislative requirements, application of LOTO and required permit to work procedures

· Respond to breakdowns and maintain / repair plant and equipment within the required time scale

· Supply routine breakdown and engineering project status information to engineering team Leader

· To request additional support for timely repairs from day shift and contract engineers

· Ensure engineering interventions meet the required standards and best practice

· Carry out investigations into problems or production development initiatives, individually

or as a member of a project team.

· Contribute to Plant Engineering projects

· Contribute to the design considerations of equipment and processes within the Plant

· Identify areas to reduce maintenance spend and machine down time

· Updating and control of engineering report documentation (Shires)

· Control of spares, from placement of order to stock control

EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE:

· Electrical or mechanical apprenticeship with recognised qualifications within the chosen field plus an additional 2 – 3 years relevant experience

· PLC knowledge an advantage

· Electrical engineers to provide evidence of 16th or above electrical legislation

· Knowledge of production processes to achieve conformance of H&S environment and quality

· Knowledge of Engineering and Technology processes in the spirit of continuous improvement

· Basic knowledge of systems and processes for managing ordering equipment / spares from placement of order to delivery of component/service

· Conduct root cause analysis

· Applies analysis and judgement to assess performance against key measures, to decide between priorities and solve problems.

Job Type: Permanent

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • On-site parking
  • Sick pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Cannock, Staffordshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Reference: https://proactivepersonnel.net/job/45689-45689 · Posted 4 days ago · Closes 22 Aug 2026 · Listed via Manufacturing and Engineering

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