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Maintenance Engineer

Posted 11 September 2026
Salary Competitive Salary
LocationWhitby
Job type Permanent
Industry Sector Technical , Manufacturing
ReferenceJ140716
Job FunctionMaintenance

Job description

​The Rewards and Benefits on Offer:

  • A full-time and permanent role from Day 1!

  • A Competitive basic salary

  • The opportunity to work for and industry leading employer

  • Company Pension

  • Progression and Development opportunities

  • Immediate starts available

  • Generous holiday allowance

  • Overtime

MTrec’s New Client Opportunity:

MTrec Recruitment have partnered with our new, industry-leading, and prestigious manufacturing client in their search for an experienced maintenance engineer.

The role will involve working the following shift patterns, with overtime available:

  • 06:00–14:00, Monday to Friday

  • 14:00–22:00, Sunday to Thursday

  • 22:00–06:00, Sunday to Thursday

Apply now for an immediate response!

The Job You Will Do:

  • Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance.

  • Diagnosing and resolving mechanical and electrical faults.

  • Responding to equipment breakdowns and minimising production downtime.

  • Supporting equipment installations and modifications.

  • Contributing to engineering improvements and reliability initiatives.

  • Working collaboratively with the wider engineering and production teams.

  • Maintaining a high standard of health, safety and housekeeping.

About you:

  • Experience maintaining and fault-finding industrial production equipment.

  • Experience working with electrical systems and equipment up to 415V.

  • Good knowledge of three-phase electrical systems.

  • Mechanical maintenance experience, including pneumatics, hydraulics, bearings, gearboxes and drive systems.

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a small engineering team.

  • Experience managing a varied workload across planned maintenance, projects, installations and breakdowns.

  • Ideally apprentice-trained or holding relevant engineering qualifications.

  • Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding knowledge.

  • Computer literate.

  • 18th Edition advantageous; training can be provided.

  • Evidence of ongoing professional and technical development.

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Ability to use own initiative and work proactively.

  • Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving skills.

  • Good planning and organisational abilities.

  • Flexible, practical and hands-on approach to engineering