Mechanical Technician

Mechanical Technician

High Peak | 50k + | Monday-Friday | 8:00am-5:00pm | Early Friday Finish | 1 in 4 On-Call

A well-established manufacturing business is looking to appoint an experienced Mechanical Technician to join its site engineering team.

This is a great opportunity for a strong mechanically biased engineer who enjoys being hands-on but can also provide guidance and support to others. You'll play a key role in maintaining plant reliability, responding to breakdowns and planned maintenance, while helping to develop less experienced engineers within the team.

We're looking for someone confident, technically strong and comfortable taking ownership - someone who can help coordinate workloads, offer technical guidance and keep things moving when required.

The Role

As Mechanical Technician, you'll be responsible for delivering planned and reactive mechanical maintenance across a busy manufacturing site, ensuring equipment remains safe, reliable and available for production.

You'll work closely with the wider engineering and production teams, supporting day-to-day maintenance activity as well as identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability and maintenance efficiency.

Key responsibilities will include:

Carrying out planned, preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance
Troubleshooting and repairing mechanical faults across production machinery and equipment
Supporting the allocation and coordination of maintenance jobs across the team
Providing technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers
Working closely with production teams to support site performance and production KPIs
Identifying recurring faults and implementing long-term engineering solutions
Supporting condition monitoring and preventative maintenance activities
Working with hydraulic and pneumatic systems
Maintaining pumps, bearings, mechanical seals and lubrication systems
Carrying out laser alignment and precision mechanical fitting
Using CMMS systems to record and manage maintenance activity
Supporting building and facilities maintenance where required
Ensuring all work is completed in line with site health, safety and environmental procedures including LOTO, PTW and risk assessments
Supporting spare parts and maintenance cost control

What we're looking for

This role would suit an experienced Mechanical Technician, Mechanical Engineer or senior mechanically biased maintenance professional who is confident working independently while supporting the wider team.

You'll ideally have experience across areas such as:

HNC in Mechanical Engineering  
Heavy Industrial
Mechanical fault finding within a manufacturing or industrial environment
Pumps including centrifugal, mono and multistage systems
Bearings, mechanical seals and lubrication systems
Hydraulics and pneumatics
Laser alignment
Bench fitting
Safe lifting and mechanical handling
Condition monitoring and interpretation of findings
Hand, power and precision measuring equipment
CMMS systems
SOP and risk assessment development
Mechanical maintenance best practice
You'll also need to be a confident communicator, comfortable giving guidance, helping distribute workloads and supporting the development of less experienced members of the engineering team.

Package & Benefits

Premium on-call payments
Monday-Friday working
Early Friday finish
Company pension
Life assurance
Free company products
Free on-site parking
Cycle to work scheme
Retail, travel, cinema and gym discounts
Wellness support including GP services
Salary sacrifice schemes
Employee referral bonuses
Early access to pay
This is a great opportunity to join a stable manufacturing operation where you can remain technically hands-on while taking on more responsibility within the engineering team.

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Matt Pritchard
Recruitment Consultant

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