Maintenance Engineer

Location: On-site, Portsmouth Salary: £36,000-£45,000 Hours: Monday–Friday, 08:00–16:00 (40 hours, day shift) Contract: Permanent Overtime: Available, subject to business demand

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Engineer to ensure the reliable, safe and efficient operation of production equipment, CNC machinery and facility infrastructure. You will play a key role in supporting continuous production by managing planned and reactive maintenance, diagnosing faults and driving improvements that reduce downtime and enhance machine reliability.

This is a new standalone position, giving you the opportunity to develop processes, influence best practice and make a significant impact within a growing engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules Diagnose faults quickly to minimise unplanned downtime Carry out corrective maintenance, including part replacements and adjustments Monitor machine performance and identify reliability improvement opportunities Support optimisation projects, machine upgrades and tooling improvements Work with production teams to address recurring issues Maintain accurate service logs, maintenance records and documentation Ensure all maintenance activities comply with site quality and ISO standards Support audits by providing required maintenance evidence Manage external contractors...