Maintenance Engineer

Job description

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.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Rochester

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

19-05-2026

Profession type

Management

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English