Maintenance Engineer
Location: Bracknell
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary: Competitive, plus an excellent benefits package
The Opportunity
We are recruiting on behalf of a successful manufacturing organisation seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join its facilities team. This role is responsible for maintaining site buildings, services and equipment, ensuring the safe and efficient operation of the facility.
Working across a varied manufacturing environment, you will carry out planned and reactive maintenance activities, support site improvement projects and help maintain high standards of safety, compliance and housekeeping.
Key Responsibilities
Follow all health, safety and environmental procedures and contribute to a positive safety culture.
Support and deliver planned preventative maintenance programmes.
Carry out maintenance, repairs and fault-finding on mechanical, electrical and building systems.
Assist with the installation, modification and commissioning of equipment and site services.
Coordinate with contractors and suppliers to ensure work is completed safely and to the required standard.
Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation.
Monitor and request spare parts and maintenance materials as required.
Respond to maintenance requests across the site in a timely manner.
Provide basic guidance on facilities systems and emergency procedures when necessary.
Help maintain a safe, clean and professional site environment, including buildings and external areas.
Candidate Requirements
Essential
Previous experience in a maintenance, facilities or building services role within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Good understanding of mechanical and electrical maintenance principles.
Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, manuals and schematics.
Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities.
Good communication skills and the ability to work independently.
Awareness of health and safety requirements within an industrial environment.
Ability to work at height and undertake manual handling duties when required.
Desirable
Recognised electrical qualification (e.g. City & Guilds, NVQ, 18th Edition or equivalent).
Knowledge of building regulations, permit-to-work systems and contractor management.
Experience using maintenance management systems (CMMS).
What's on Offer
Competitive salary.
Excellent benefits package.
Permanent, full-time position.
Supportive manufacturing environment.
Training and development opportunities.
Cranleigh STEM is a specialist recruitment partner in STEM, Sustainability, and SHEQ. We work with innovative organisations and purpose-led professionals to help solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges, from advancing clean technologies to driving scientific discovery.
We understand that progress in these fields depends on people. Our role is to connect the right individuals with the right teams, whether that’s scientists in the lab, engineers on the ground, or leaders at the helm.
🚀 Our Mission
To support innovative organisations by delivering the talent they need to grow, evolve, and make a meaningful impact in their field.
🔎 Our Core Values
Challenge
We’re comfortable working in complex, technical spaces. We approach every brief with curiosity and care, asking the right questions to deliver people who can genuinely move your organisation forward.
Collaboration
We see recruitment as a partnership. That means open communication, transparency, and shared goals, whether you’re building a team or looking for your next role.
Commitment
We take pride in the work we do. We’re committed to high standards, long-term relationships, and doing what’s right for our clients, our candidates, and the industries we serve.
💡 Our Purpose
To contribute to a more sustainable and innovative future by helping organisations in science and technology attract and retain the talent they need to grow responsibly and with purpose.
🌍 Our Reach
Headquartered in South London, we work with clients and candidates across the UK, Europe, and the USA.
🔬 Areas of Expertise
Biotechnology
Pharmaceuticals
Chemicals & Materials
Food Technology
Clean Technology
Electric Vehicles & Sustainable Engineering
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