Maintenance Engineer

MERITUS are working with one of Europe's leading defence manufacturers for the recruitment of a Maintenance Engineer to join their Stevenage site on a 12 Month contract basis. The role is full time on site paying £40 per hour via umbrella, and requires the incumbent of the position to be a sole UK National as the customer would look to start a security clearance.

Overview of Department:

We are seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join the Calibration & Maintenance Team. This role will involve supporting day-to-day operations, conducting repairs on process equipment and environmental stress screening facilities, and working from drawings, circuit diagrams, schematics, and user manuals. A strong understanding of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) is essential. The position offers varied, challenging, and interesting work in a fast-paced environment.

• Provide day-to-day support to operations teams.

• Conduct repairs on process equipment and environmental stress screening facilities.

• Use technical documentation (drawings, schematics, manuals) to provide guidance and carry out repairs.

• Apply knowledge of PPM to maintain equipment effectively.

• Perform accurate fault finding and repairs down to component level.

• Support continuous improvement and technical troubleshooting across the team.

• Mentor junior staff when requested by the line manager.

• Minimum qualification: HNC in a relevant engineering subject.

• Proven experience in fault finding to component level.

• Ability to interpret and use instructions, handbooks, drawings, and specifications.

• Strong understanding and experience of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM).

• Skilled in taking precise measurements down to component level.

• Experience working on manufacturing process equipment (experience with CCA manufacture desirable).

• Familiarity with vibration shakers and environmental chambers (desirable).

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Experience mentoring junior staff.

• Working knowledge of SAP (desirable).