Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Days.

Location: Tilbury, Essex.

Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum.

We are looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing site in Tilbury. This role offers the chance to work on a days-only shift pattern, providing a great work-life balance while supporting a fast-paced production environment.

The Role:

You'll be responsible for planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs across a variety of plant and site equipment, ensuring downtime is kept to a minimum and reliability is maximised.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out mechanical maintenance, both planned and reactive, on production and site equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve breakdowns quickly and effectively.
• Work on mechanical systems including hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, conveyors, and gearboxes.
• Support site reliability and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain safe working practices and ensure compliance with health & safety standards.
• Time-served mechanical engineer with recognised qualifications (NVQ Level 3 / HNC or equivalent).
• Proven experience in mechanical maintenance within manufacturing, FMCG, recycling, or similar industries.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive team player with excellent communication abilities.
• Salary up to £45,000 per annum.
• Days only no nights or rotating shifts.
• Opportunity to develop within a supportive engineering team.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Time-served mechanical engineer with recognised qualifications (NVQ Level 3 / HNC or equivalent).
• Proven experience in mechanical maintenance within manufacturing, FMCG, recycling, or similar industries.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive team player with excellent communication abilities.

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £45,000 per annum.
• Days only no nights or rotating shifts.
• Opportunity to develop within a supportive engineering team.