Job Description
Senior Maintenance Engineer
Senior Maintenance Engineer – Newry – £46,000-£51,000
We are hiring for our client, a highly successful manufacturing business based in Newry, who are seeking to appoint a Senior Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team.
This Senior Maintenance Engineer position offers an excellent opportunity to join a modern production facility with an exceptionally clean working environment, where you'll play a key role in maintaining equipment reliability, minimising downtime and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
The successful Senior Maintenance Engineer will work a continental dayshift pattern and become part of a well-established engineering team within a business that continues to invest in its people, processes and equipment.
Top 3 Things to Know About this Job
- £46,000-£51,000 salary depending on experience
- Continental dayshift pattern (No nights)
- Extremely clean, modern working environment
The Role
As a Senior Maintenance Engineer, you will:
- Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across production equipment
- Support fault finding and troubleshooting activities to minimise downtime
- Lead and assist with continuous improvement projects
- Ensure maintenance activities are completed safely and efficiently
- Work closely with production teams to maximise equipment performance
- Support the implementation of preventative maintenance programmes
- Assist with equipment upgrades and engineering projects
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation
The Person
To be considered for this Senior Maintenance Engineer role, you should have:
- Previous experience within a maintenance engineering environment
- Strong electrical and/or mechanical fault-finding skills
- Experience working within a manufacturing or production setting
- A proactive approach to problem solving
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Relevant engineering qualifications, desirable
The Rewards
- £46,000-£51,000 DOE
- Continental dayshift working pattern
- Modern, clean manufacturing environment
- Stable, long-term career opportunity
- Supportive engineering team
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
Next Steps
For further information, and to apply for this Senior Maintenance Engineer role, please contact Matthew Bell. Visit our website for a full list of Engineering & Operations opportunities.
Why Hunter Savage?
Hunter Savage is a specialist recruitment consultancy with deep expertise across Engineering & Operations throughout Northern Ireland and Ireland. We take a consultative approach, providing expert, confidential career advice and connecting talented professionals with employers who can offer genuine long-term career progression.
Salary details are provided as a guide and may be negotiable depending on experience and expertise.
We reserve the right to heighten shortlisting criteria depending on the calibre of response.