Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
3 days ago
Reading
Maintenance Engineer – Instrument Processing Reading Up to £50,000 per annum + Annual Bonus About the Role Join a specialist healthcare service supporting the NHS by ensuring the safe sterilisation of surgical instruments. This is a site-based Maintenance Engineer role, working on plant machinery, sterilisers, and automated systems. Key Duties • Maintain & repair autoclaves, sterilisers, washers & plant equipment, • Fault finding on mechanical & electrical systems, • Work with steam plants, boilers, conveyors & automation, • Carry out PPM, validation support, and compliance checks, • Support contractors & manage spare parts, • Participate in continuous improvement & on-call rota (1 in 4) Requirements • Engineering apprenticeship / HNC / HND / City & Guilds, • 2+ years in manufacturing, FMCG, or plant environments, • Strong mechanical + electrical skills (ideally 50/50), • Experience with automation, hydraulics & pneumatics, • PLC knowledge desirable, • Full UK driving licence Package & Hours • Mon–Fri, 40 hours (flexible start 7:00–8:30), • £30 standby + overtime (1.5x), • 1 in 4 on-call, • Full training provided Why Join? • Work in a role that directly supports patient safety, • Gain specialist skills in a growing healthcare sector