Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Location: Lakenheath, Suffolk
Salary: Circa £50,000 per annum
Hours: Monday to Friday, 6:00am - 2:00pm (40 hours per week)

Join a Leading Heavy Industry Recycling Plant

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our maintenance team at our busy recycling facility in Lakenheath. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced heavy industrial environment where reliability, safety, and continuous improvement are key to our success.

Working a permanent Monday to Friday early shift, you'll enjoy a great work-life balance while playing a vital role in keeping our plant operating safely and efficiently.

The Role

As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining, repairing, and improving a wide range of industrial machinery and equipment across the site.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities.
• Responding quickly and effectively to equipment breakdowns.
• Diagnosing and repairing electrical and mechanical faults.
• Maintaining conveyors, motors, gearboxes, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Fault finding on electrical control systems, motors, sensors, inverters and PLC-controlled equipment.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to improve plant reliability and efficiency.
• Ensuring all maintenance work is completed safely and in accordance with company procedures.
• Recording maintenance activities using the site's maintenance management system.
• Working closely with production teams to minimise downtime.

About You

We're looking for someone who enjoys problem-solving, works well under pressure, and has experience within a heavy industrial or manufacturing environment.

Ideally you will have:

• Experience as a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer in manufacturing, recycling, quarrying, waste, aggregates, heavy industry or a similar environment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills.
• A recognised engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, BTEC, HNC or equivalent).
• Experience working with conveyors, hydraulics, pneumatics and industrial machinery.
• Basic PLC fault-finding experience would be advantageous.
• A proactive approach to preventative maintenance and continuous improvement.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a team.
• A strong commitment to health and safety.

What's on Offer

• Salary circa £50,000 per annum.
• Permanent Monday to Friday shift (6:00am - 2:00pm).
• No regular weekend working.
• Stable, long-term employment within a growing recycling business.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Company pension.
• Holiday entitlement.
• Supportive team environment.
• Opportunities to contribute to continuous improvement projects and plant upgrades.

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