10 Recruitment
MAINTENANCE ENGINEER
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Vacancy Detail
Maintenance Engineer
Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer
📍 Location: Wakefield
💷 Salary: £40,000 – £43,500 per annum
🕒 Hours: Monday to Thursday 7:00am – 4:00pm | Friday 7:00am – 1:00pm
📄 Contract: Permanent | Full Time
The Opportunity
10 Recruitment are currently supporting a well-established manufacturing business in the Wakefield area who are looking to recruit an experienced Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a time-served engineer who enjoys a hands-on mechanical maintenance role within a traditional manufacturing environment.
The position offers the chance to work on a wide range of heavy mechanical equipment, carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance to ensure maximum reliability and minimise downtime.
The Role
As a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across site machinery and equipment
- Responding to mechanical breakdowns and carrying out effective repairs
- Fault finding and diagnosing issues on heavy manufacturing equipment
- Maintaining and repairing a variety of machinery including:
- Lathes
- Milling machines
- Presses
- Workshop machinery
- Gearboxes
- Bearings
- Shafts and drive systems
- Working on hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Supporting electrical fault finding, including motors, drives and control panels
- Assisting with continuous improvement projects and engineering improvements
- Ensuring all maintenance activities are completed safely and efficiently
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
The Candidate
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
- Previous experience working as a Maintenance Engineer within a heavy manufacturing, engineering or workshop environment
- Strong mechanical fault-finding and repair skills
- Experience maintaining traditional machinery such as lathes, presses, mills or similar equipment
- A mechanical engineering apprenticeship or time-served background
- Good understanding of hydraulics, pneumatics and mechanical systems
- Ability to diagnose faults and complete repairs independently
- A proactive approach to problem solving and improving equipment reliability
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Electrical skills would be advantageous, particularly experience with basic fault finding on motors, drives and control systems.
Package & Benefits
- Salary between £40,000 – £43,500 per annum depending on experience
- Permanent position with a stable and established manufacturing business
- Monday to Thursday working pattern with an early finish every Friday
- Opportunity to work on a wide range of heavy mechanical equipment
- Supportive engineering environment
- Long-term career opportunity
Why Apply?
This is a fantastic opportunity for a mechanically strong Maintenance Engineer who enjoys a hands-on engineering role working on genuine mechanical equipment rather than highly automated production lines.
If you are looking for a stable position where your mechanical skills are valued and you can make a real impact, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact 10 Recruitment for more information.
Location: Wakefield | Salary: £40000 - £43500 per year | Job type: | Posted: 28/07/2026
Apply for this Vacancy
View vacancy list
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills