Maintenace Engineer
| Posting date: | 13 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £18.00 to £20.00 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 February 2026 |
| Location: | Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 0BD |
| Company: | Search Consultancy LTD |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Req/678233_1771002723 |
Summary
Group Maintenance Engineer
Bury
Full-time, Permanent
Monday-Thursday, 6am-4pm (four day week)
£37,440 -£41,600 per annum
A great opportunity for an experienced, hands‑on Maintenance Engineer to take ownership of site maintenance across two manufacturing operations. You'll be the go‑to person for keeping machinery, services and facilities safe, compliant and running smoothly. No direct team-this is an independent, practical role with contractor coordination as needed.
The Role:
- Deliver and manage PPM schedules
- Respond to breakdowns and minimise downtime
- Oversee statutory inspections and close out actions
- Maintain site services (HVAC, compressed air, building fabric, lighting, etc.)
- Manage and supervise external contractors
- Track maintenance costs and identify efficiency improvements
- Provide occasional support to a nearby sister site
What You'll Need:
- Hands-on maintenance experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment
- Strong mechanical and/or electrical fault-finding skills
- PPM planning and execution experience
- Confident working with contractors and enforcing safe systems of work
- Solid understanding of Health & Safety
- Basic IT/admin skills for logging work and maintaining records
Desirable:
Experience in coatings/textiles/laminating, statutory inspections, lean/CI, IOSH certificate.
What you'll receive:
- £37,440 - £41,600 DOE
- Life assurance
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Four day week - every week!
- Xmas shutdown
- Enahnced overtime rates
Apply today through the advert if this seems like the role for you.
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.