We have a fantastic permanent opportunity with a specialist manufacturer based in Mildenhall, Suffolk, and you could be the perfect fit! This well-established and growing company, with a team of around 200 employees, is looking to bring on a mechanically biased Maintenance Engineer to support their continued expansion.In this role, you''ll be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of 16 multispindle lathes and other key production machinery, all operating on a 24/7 schedule. The starting salary is dependent on experience, with more experienced engineers potentially earning around 40,000. Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Duties:Maintaining and providing upkeep to 16 multispindle lathesFull disassembly/reassembly of components and machineryReplace bearings, conveyor belts etcFault finding of machineryOperate around a 24/7 working scheduleReactive and PPM proceduresDesired Skills:Manual lathe operation experience5 - 10 years of maintenance experience within a manufacturing environmentFlexibility to work outside of standard working hours when requiredAbility to transition your skills to other machines and aspects of production Previously successful candidates have come from a background in manufacturing and transitioned to maintenance, providing them with a strong knowledge of lathes and other relevant machinery The standard working hours for this position will be 08:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday (40-hour week), with some flexibility being necessary. If you think this is th