Project Maintenance Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 50,000

Job description

Project Maintenance Engineer (BBBH38610) Exeter, England

Salary: GBP50000 - GBP50000 per annum

Role: Project Engineer (Electrically Biased)
Shift: Monday to Friday, Days (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: Circa £50,000 + Bonus + Unlimited Enhanced Overtime + Full Sickness Pay + Enhanced Benefits + Early Friday Finish
Location: Exeter

Are you a Project Engineer looking for a role with variety, career development, and excellent work-life balance?

This is a rare opportunity to join a world-class, globally recognised production site that is a leader in its field. Backed by a multi-billion-pound global turnover, this company is a powerhouse in advanced engineering and manufacturing, supplying critical components worldwide.

With heavy investment in engineering and infrastructure, they offer exciting opportunities to drive key projects, improve manufacturing efficiency, and work on state-of-the-art machinery and site-wide upgrades. If you have a strong background in electrical engineering, project management, and reliability improvement, this could be the perfect role for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading projects to upgrade and install cutting-edge manufacturing machinery and site infrastructure.
• Sourcing, specifying, and purchasing machines, equipment, and components to enhance production efficiency.
• Supervising contractors, ensuring work is delivered on time, within budget, and to safety standards.
• Developing project plans for equipment installations, layout modifications, and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Driving reliability excellence (REX), identifying long-term solutions to recurring engineering issues.
• Supporting the Maintenance team with technical expertise and fault-finding on critical plant equipment.
• Managing technical documentation, ensuring compliance with company and regulatory standards.

What’s In It for You?

• Work-life balance – Monday to Friday days with an early Friday finish.
• Generous annual leave package – take time off when you need it.
• Job stability & security – work for a financially strong and well-established company.
• Exciting project work – be part of long-term investment and site improvement.
• Professional development – funding for further qualifications and specialist training.
• Company-wide performance & attendance bonuses.
• 10% employer pension contribution – significantly above industry standard.
• 6x annual salary life assurance & full sick pay.
• Health scheme & employee assistance programmes.
• Union support and a highly supportive work environment.

What We’re Looking For

• HNC or equivalent in Electrical or Controls Engineering (or relevant engineering qualifications & experience).
• Experience in engineering projects, equipment installation, or manufacturing improvements.
• Strong understanding of OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) and reliability engineering.
• CAD experience and familiarity with CMMS, Oracle, or automation systems (desirable).
• Multiskilled knowledge (electrical & mechanical) would be an advantage.
• Confident working with Microsoft Office & project planning tools.
• Excellent communication skills – able to collaborate across engineering and operations teams.

Are You Up for the Challenge?

This is an exciting opportunity to join an elite engineering team, working in a role that offers variety, technical challenge, and real career progression. Whether you’re an experienced Project Engineer, Electrical Engineer, or a hands-on Engineer looking to step up into project work, we want to hear from you!

Apply now and take your career to the next level!