Maintenance Technician - Days / Mechanical

  • Control Recruitment Solutions Ltd
  • Yeadon, Leeds
  • Apr 28, 2026
Full time Engineering

Job Description

Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Salary: £negotiable + 34 days holiday + 8% pension + Life assurance x4 annual salary

Location: Yeadon / Otley (easily commutable from Bradford, Leeds, Harrogate)

Hours: Monday to Friday Days 7am 4pm

The Job:

  • 70-80% preventative maintenance and 20-30% reactive.
  • Good prospects for training and gaining experience from experienced supervisors and managers.
  • Prospects to be involved in future modernisation projects
  • A mixture of old and new equipment and machinery across a large site
  • Pumps, gearboxes, agitators, mixing vessels, boilers and boiler house equipment, compressors, fans, gas booster systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, overhead cranes and lift systems.
  • Installation of new rotating equipment including accurate alignment.
  • Working with apprentices as well as very experienced maintenance and production staff.
  • Thorough training and onboarding

The Person:

  • Ideally 5 years + maintenance experience gained in an industrial or manufacturing setting
  • Project experience may be an advantage for potential future investment and modernisation projects
  • Background in any of the following would be useful; heavier engineering process plants, chemical, steel, metals, glass, recycling, CHP, energy, gas, paper. Ultimately most backgrounds / applicants considered.

Desirable Skills / Not Essential:

  • Machining on lathes, milling machine, pillar drill etc.
  • Welding and basic fabrication.
  • Compex or Atex awareness or certificates would be an advantage but not essential.

The Company:

  • The company is very well established with a global customer base manufacturing sustainable and in demand products.
  • The team and company are very friendly and work as a team.
  • A professional yet informal and relaxed feel to the plant. There will be opportunities to improve and learn new skills, get involved in projects and progress if you wanted to.
  • Low staff turnover and £ several million invested recently.

To apply send CV to Tim Fawcett at Control Recruitment Solutions or contact us via the office number.

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