Plant Engineer

Recycling Plant Engineer

Location: North East Lincolnshire
Salary: £45,000 per annum
Hours: 45 hours per week
Shift Pattern: Negotiable
Overtime / Shift Allowance: Paid at 1.5x
Holiday: 25 days
Job Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Recycling Plant Engineer to join a modern plastics recycling facility.

The site processes mixed plastic bottles and converts them into clean, high-quality recycled feedstock for manufacturers. This is an excellent opportunity for a practical, hands-on engineer who enjoys working in a busy production environment and has strong mechanical fitting, maintenance, welding/fabrication and electrical fault-finding experience.

You will play a key role in keeping the recycling operation running efficiently, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of processing, plant and mobile equipment.

Key Responsibilities

Carry out mechanical fitting, installation, maintenance and repair of plant and machinery.
Ensure recycling and processing equipment is operating safely and efficiently.
Service, maintain and repair balers, sortation machinery and mobile plant.
Carry out forklift maintenance and repairs.
Undertake welding and fabrication work on heavy machinery, plant and site equipment.
Maintain and repair conveyors, pumps, motors, gearboxes, valves and other mechanical equipment.
Maintain PLC-controlled equipment and automated sortation machinery.
Carry out mechanical and electrical maintenance of process equipment.
Maintain and repair balers, compactors and shredding machinery.
Carry out fault finding, diagnostics and reactive breakdown repairs.
Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and accurately record follow-up work.
Assist with equipment improvements, modifications and installation work where required.
Maintain high standards of housekeeping across the site.
Respond to breakdowns and occasional call-outs when required.

About You

The successful candidate will be a hands-on Mechanical Engineer / Fitter with experience working with industrial machinery and ideally within a manufacturing, recycling, production or similar environment.

You should have:

Strong mechanical maintenance and fitting experience.
Experience maintaining industrial plant and heavy machinery.
Welding and fabrication skills.
Experience with forklift maintenance and repair.
Good electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
Experience working with conveyors, motors, gearboxes, pumps and similar industrial equipment.
Experience with balers, compactors, shredders or recycling machinery would be advantageous.
The ability to diagnose faults and carry out effective repairs with minimal supervision.
A proactive approach to preventative maintenance and equipment reliability.
A flexible approach to occasional call-outs and breakdown situations.

What's on Offer

£45,000 basic salary
Overtime / shift allowance paid at 1.5x
25 days' holiday
Pension scheme
Life assurance
45-hour working week
Negotiable shift pattern
Varied, hands-on engineering role
Opportunity to work across mechanical fitting, maintenance, welding/fabrication, forklifts and recycling process equipment
Flexible approach to additional hours, with hours returned where possibleIf you're an experienced Mechanical Fitter / Maintenance Engineer with strong practical skills and enjoy working on a wide range of heavy industrial equipment, this could be an excellent opportunity to join a growing recycling operation
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed