Maintenance Engineer
| Posting date: | 24 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £50,000 to £55,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 December 2025 |
| Location: | Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3NB |
| Company: | Hunter Selection Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ST9043_1766570484 |
Summary
Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off (Days & Nights, 6am-6pm)
Hours: 42 per week
Are you a hands-on problem solver with a passion for keeping production running smoothly? We're looking for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our team and play a key role in maintaining and improving our manufacturing operations.
What You'll Do- Ensure the continuous running of production by eliminating downtime through safe, logical fault-finding and maintenance.
- Work on a variety of equipment, including complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical/electronic control systems.
- Carry out planned and reactive engineering activities on-site.
- Apprentice-trained in a similar position (ideal).
- Electrical qualifications such as C&G 2320 P1 & P2, ONC, NVQ 3, 18th Edition or equivalent.
- Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental regulations.
- Practical, hands-on approach with experience in:
- Electrical fault finding and defect rectification.
- Routine maintenance activities.
- Mechanical fitting, hydraulics, and pneumatics (advantageous).
- Ability to diagnose maintenance problems and provide accurate recommendations.
- Excellent communication skills to work effectively with operatives and team leaders.
- PLC knowledge is a plus.
If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.