Trainee Maintenance Engineer

Trainee Maintenance Engineer

£31,000 per annum | 39 hours per week | Permanent | Full-Time

Vanta Staffing are currently recruiting for a Trainee Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing facility in Princes Risborough.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineering professional looking to develop their maintenance skills and build a long-term career within a manufacturing environment.

Working alongside an experienced Lead Engineer, you will receive hands-on training while supporting the maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement of production equipment.

The Role

As a Trainee Maintenance Engineer, you will:

Assist with the maintenance and repair of production machinery
Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) as scheduled
Inspect equipment and identify potential faults, safety risks or deterioration in performance
Assist with logical fault finding and corrective maintenance
Maintain accurate machine maintenance records and logs
Support the Maintenance & Facilities team with various tasks
Work closely with Production and Maintenance teams to minimise downtime
Ensure equipment is safely returned to production following maintenance
Complete appropriate risk assessments before carrying out maintenance work
Follow all Health & Safety procedures, Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) and Risk Assessments
Identify opportunities for machine, process and maintenance improvements
Develop engineering knowledge through practical training, workshops and on-the-job learning
Support a culture of Continuous Improvement within the Maintenance team

Technical Skills & Experience

The ideal candidate will have an engineering or mechanical background, with some experience or understanding of:

Engineering apprenticeship or relevant engineering training
Reading electrical and mechanical drawings
Logical and structured fault finding
Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)
Pneumatics
Inverter, servo and DC drives
Electrical circuits ranging from 415V to 24VDC
Basic fabrication
Facilities/Maintenance environments
Maintenance best practice and Continuous Improvement
Not every skill is essential at trainee level, but candidates should have a strong engineering foundation and a genuine willingness to learn and develop.

Personal Attributes

We're looking for someone who is:

Self-motivated and keen to learn
Technically and mechanically minded
A logical and confident problem solver
Highly attentive to detail
Flexible and adaptable
Safety-conscious
A strong communicator and team player
Comfortable working in a busy manufacturing environment
Passionate about developing a long-term career in engineering

What's on Offer?

£31,000 per annum
39 hours per week
Permanent, full-time position
Full training and development
Hands-on engineering experience
Opportunity to develop into a fully experienced Maintenance Engineer
Long-term career progression
Support and mentoring from an experienced engineering team

Apply Today

If you're an engineering professional looking to develop your maintenance career and gain valuable hands-on experience within a manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today with your CV and a member of the Vanta Staffing team will be in touch, or call the office on (phone number removed) 

Vanta Staffing are working as a recruitment agency for this position
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed