Maintenance Engineer

About the role

This is a permanent opportunity with a large, well‑invested manufacturing business in North Bristol. You will join a strong engineering team that drives reliability improvements, continuous improvement projects and group‑wide engineering initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and provide reactive breakdown support across a varied manufacturing plant.
• Maintain and improve a broad range of equipment including process plant, production machinery, pumps, valves, pipework, steam and heating systems, conveyors, automated equipment and three‑phase motor control systems.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical faults, variable speed drives, sensors, relays, contactors, control panels and PLC‑controlled equipment.
• Perform mechanical maintenance on bearings, gearboxes, chains, sprockets, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Lead root‑cause analysis, reliability improvements and equipment upgrades.
• Contribute to planned engineering projects, continuous improvement initiatives and wider group reliability programmes.

Required profile

• Experience in maintenance engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Willingness to work a 12‑hour rotating shift pattern (days and nights) with one full week off per rotation.
• Strong problem‑solving mindset, focused on getting to the root cause of issues.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi‑skilled engineering team.

Required skills

• Process plant maintenance
• Production machinery maintenance
• Pump and valve maintenance
• Pipework maintenance
• Steam and heating system maintenance
• Conveyor and automated equipment maintenance
• Three‑phase motor and motor control systems
• Sensors, relays, contactors and control panels
• Variable speed drives
• Electrical fault finding
• Bearings, gearboxes, chains and sprockets
• Mechanical power transmission
• Hydraulic systems
• Pneumatic systems
• PLC‑controlled equipment
• Root cause analysis

What we offer

• Salary of £53,500 per year
• Weekly pay and paid breaks
• Company pension and generous holiday allowance
• Ongoing technical training and development
• Investment in engineering and manufacturing technology
• Long‑term career progression within a multi‑site manufacturing group
• Opportunity to contribute to wider engineering and reliability projects