Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

  • ATA Recruitment
  • Measham, Derbyshire
  • Jul 23, 2025
Full time Engineering

Job Description

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Measham, £55,000 + Bonus, 15% Pension, 28 Days Holiday + more

Shifts: 4 on 4 off (6am 6pm, Days & Nights)


The Company

ATA are supporting a UK manufacturer who lead the way in their manufacturing sector. With over a dozen sites nationwide, they continue to invest in their people and processes. This company has continued to grow and is a market leader in a very stable industry. Their East Midlands plant is one of the most advanced in the group, and they re now looking to bring in an experienced mechanical maintenance engineer to strengthen the team.

The Job

You ll be working on a wide range of automated machinery in a busy production environment. This site is high volume, fast-moving, and heavily reliant on its electrical systems. The role will see you as the part of the essential mechanical maintenance team on shift, so you ll need to be confident fault finding and keeping things running.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Fault finding mechanically
  • Reactive maintenance
  • Preventive maintenance and project support
  • Working with motors, bearing, hydraulics, pneumatics
  • Supporting production teams with breakdowns and system resets
  • Contributing to site-wide improvements and helping reduce downtime

About you

  • NVQ Level 3 Mechanical qualifications
  • Strong experience in fault finding manufacturing experience is a bonus
  • Basic PLC knowledge
  • Someone level-headed, confident working solo when needed, and keen to make an impact as a mechanical maintenance engineer

Why Join?


If you are chosen for this mechanical maintenance engineer role, you ll be joining a stable, well-run site with a friendly and experienced engineering team. The company offers excellent training and a chance to develop including external PLC courses if you want to go further. They re also big on internal progression, so if you want to grow into a more senior mechanical maintenance engineer role or even step into leadership, there s a path. This company offers great benefits:

  • Salary of £55,000 basic
  • Bonus scheme (linked to site production)
  • Fantastic pension double matched (you put in 5%, they put in 10%)
  • 28 days holiday
  • Top tier training

If you re a mechanical maintenance engineer looking for a fresh challenge with the chance to get stuck in, improve the kit, and grow your skills this is well worth a look.

Apply now or send your CV to (url removed)

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