Maintenance Engineer - Days
Maintenance Engineer (Days) – Bridgwater
Salary: £40,000 – £46,000 per annum
Shifts: Double Days (Monday to Friday, rotating 6:00am–2:15pm / 2:00pm–10:15pm)
Additional Hours: 1 Saturday shift per calendar month (7.5 hrs) paid at 1.5x hourly rate
Location: Bridgwater, Somerset
The Company
Our client is a successful and growing manufacturing business based in Bridgwater, Somerset. Due to continued expansion and increased demand, they are looking to recruit a time-served, multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical bias) to join their dedicated engineering team.
This is an excellent opportunity to work with a variety of process, converting, and packaging equipment within a modern, well-equipped facility and a stable company that values long-term employment and professional development.
The Role
Working as part of a small engineering team, your main responsibilities will include:
Diagnosing and repairing faults on a range of production and packaging lines (both mechanical and electrical).
Reading and interpreting mechanical and electrical engineering drawings.
Carrying out planned, preventive, and reactive maintenance on production machinery.
Supporting production teams to minimise downtime and maintain high efficiency.
Person Specification
The ideal candidate will have:
Time-served Multi-Skilled Engineer qualification (Mechanical bias ).
Experience working within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
Pneumatic system knowledge (advantageous).
A self-motivated, team-oriented attitude and willingness to help where needed.
Benefits
Salary: £40,000 – £46,000 (DOE)
Overtime at 1.5x for one Saturday shift per month
Free on-site parking
Pension scheme
Canteen facilities
20 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
Modern facilities and equipment
Commutable From:
Wells | Shepton Mallet | Yeovil | Taunton | Weston-super-Mare
This role may suit candidates currently or previously employed as:
Mechanical Engineer, Production Engineer, Maintenance Fitter, Multi-Skilled Engineer, or Service Engineer