Maintenance Engineer

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Job Description

Are you a skilled Maintenance Engineer with experience in injection moulding or fast-paced manufacturing?
We're currently hiring a Maintenance Engineer based in Rochester to support the maintenance and continuous improvement of machinery, robotics, and site facilities.

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In this role, you'll carry out both planned and reactive maintenance on injection moulding machines, robotics, and automation equipment. You'll be responsible for fault-finding, minimising downtime, and ensuring safe, efficient production operations. This is a varied role where your mechanical and electrical expertise will be key to keeping the site running smoothly.

Upto £42,000pa DOE, plus overtime opportunities, pension, and a 4-day working week with no weekends.

What do you need?

  • Proven experience as a Maintenance Engineer in plastics, injection moulding, or a fast-paced manufacturing environment

  • Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills

  • Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics, and automation

  • Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics

  • Proactive problem-solving approach and strong health & safety awareness

  • Time-served apprenticeship and/or 18th Edition qualification (desirable)

  • PLC fault finding/programming experience (advantageous)

  • Full right to work in the UK

What will you be doing?

  • Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on machinery and equipment

  • Responding to breakdowns quickly, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions

  • Supporting installations and commissioning of new plant/equipment

  • Maintaining spare parts stock and accurate maintenance records

  • Working with production and engineering teams to improve processes and efficiency

  • Sharing knowledge and supporting team development

The details:

  • Full-time, permanent role

  • Based in Rochester, Kent

  • Hours: 39 per week (4 x 10-hour shifts, Mon–Thurs)

  • Benefits: Competitive salary, pension scheme, overtime available, training & development opportunities

If you're ready to bring your maintenance expertise to a forward-thinking manufacturing environment, click the APPLY button now for a quick CV review – or call Steph for more information.

Kingdom People is acting within the capacity of a Recruitment Agency for their client.


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Location:
Rochester
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Manufacturing

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