Maintenance Engineer

About the Job

️ Role | Maintenance Engineer

Areas | Planned Maintenance, Reactive Maintenance, Fault Finding, Equipment Reliability

✨ Tech | Mechanical and Electrical Systems, CMMS, Excel

Based | Rochester, Kent

Remote | Site Based

Offer | Competitive Salary

Hi

Our client is a growing environmental company providing essential waste management and recycling services across the UK. They are looking to appoint a hands-on Maintenance Engineer to support the smooth and efficient running of their busy processing site in Rochester.

This is an excellent opportunity for a practical and proactive engineer who enjoys fault finding, preventative maintenance and improving equipment reliability in a fast-paced operational environment.

Working as part of the engineering team, you will be responsible for maintaining a range of plant and machinery, ensuring downtime is minimised and all equipment operates safely and efficiently.

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will:

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across site equipment and machinery
• Respond to breakdowns and diagnose mechanical and electrical faults
• Repair and maintain conveyors, compactors, shredders and associated plant equipment
• Complete maintenance records accurately using internal systems
• Assist with stock control of spare parts and consumables
• Support shutdowns, equipment installations and improvement projects
• Work closely with operations teams to minimise disruption to production
• Ensure all maintenance activities are completed in line with health and safety standards

What we’re looking for:

• Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer in an industrial, manufacturing, recycling or waste management environment
• Strong fault-finding skills across mechanical and electrical systems
• Experience with conveyors, motors, pumps, hydraulics and pneumatic systems
• Engineering qualification such as NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent
• Good understanding of health and safety procedures
• Ability to work independently and prioritise workloads effectively
• Forklift or mobile plant experience would be advantageous

What we offer:

• Opportunity to join a growing environmental company delivering essential services
• Site-based role in Rochester, Kent
• Supportive team environment
• Long-term career development opportunities
• Competitive salary and benefits package

This role would suit a practical Maintenance Engineer who enjoys solving problems, keeping machinery running efficiently and contributing to the success of a busy operational site.

If this opportunity is of interest, please send across your CV or contact details and we would be happy to discuss the role further.