Maintenance Engineer
| Posting date: | 19 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £40,000 to £50,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Shift Allowance, Company Bonus, Pension, Life Assurance |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 June 2026 |
| Location: | Down End, South West, EX17 3FD |
| Company: | Meridian Business Support |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 59963618 |
Summary
Maintenance Engineer
The Opportunity:
The Maintenance Engineer will work across all areas of this busy factory environment, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance to all equipment and general
facilities repairs. Whilst a qualified Electrical Engineer would be preferable, the company can consider a highly experienced multi-skilled technician with a sound electrical ability.
Once trained and on the permanent night shift, your salary (inc shift premium) will be c£54000 plus a company bonus.
The Role:
- To carry out planned and reactive maintenance to all equipment on the factory site.
- To carry out repairs on the site buildings as
- Assist in the moving and re-siting of machinery and equipment as required.
- Maintain machinery and equipment in accordance with maintenance schedules.
- Ensure availability of the physical resources (equipment, materials, premises, services and suppliers) required to carry out planned maintenance activities.
What you will bring to the Role:
- Electrical Level 3 qualification would be ideal, but candidates with C&G L3 or an HNC/HND in either Electrical/Mechanical Engineering considered
- Experience working in a Factory setting essential
- Minimum of 3 years practical experience in either bias considered
- Good workshop skills, hand tools, power tools etc
- Experience in welding is always advantageous
Benefits:
- Quarterly Company bonus scheme – can be up to 12% of your salary!
- Quarterly bonus (non contractual)
- 5.6 weeks holiday (incl bank holidays - increases in year 2)
- Pension - 3.5%
- Group Life Assurance (Death in Benefit) 4 x salary
Working Hours:
Days initially during training period, then permanent nights Monday to Thursday, 6pm to 6am.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
The Opportunity:
The Maintenance Engineer will work across all areas of this busy factory environment, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance to all equipment and general
facilities repairs. Whilst a qualified Electrical Engineer would be preferable, the company can consider a highly experienced multi-skilled technician with a sound electrical ability.
Once trained and on the permanent night shift, your salary (inc shift premium) will be c£54000 plus a company bonus.
The Role:
- To carry out planned and reactive maintenance to all equipment on the factory site.
- To carry out repairs on the site buildings as
- Assist in the moving and re-siting of machinery and equipment as required.
- Maintain machinery and equipment in accordance with maintenance schedules.
- Ensure availability of the physical resources (equipment, materials, premises, services and suppliers) required to carry out planned maintenance activities.
What you will bring to the Role:
- Electrical Level 3 qualification would be ideal, but candidates with C&G L3 or an HNC/HND in either Electrical/Mechanical Engineering considered
- Experience working in a Factory setting essential
- Minimum of 3 years practical experience in either bias considered
- Good workshop skills, hand tools, power tools etc
- Experience in welding is always advantageous
Benefits:
- Quarterly Company bonus scheme – can be up to 12% of your salary!
- Quarterly bonus (non contractual)
- 5.6 weeks holiday (incl bank holidays - increases in year 2)
- Pension - 3.5%
- Group Life Assurance (Death in Benefit) 4 x salary
Working Hours:
Days initially during training period, then permanent nights Monday to Thursday, 6pm to 6am.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
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