Plant engineer Work, Jobs in Knaresborough, Nyk (with Salaries)

Maintenance Multiskilled Fitter - York Based (must live local)
Portakabin —York
- £23.32 an hour
- Overtime
- Maintenance
- Assembly
- Continuous improvement
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
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EC&I Technician
Thalia Waste Management —Knaresborough
- £48,000 a year
- Full-time
- Programmable logic controllers
- Communication skills
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Multi Skilled Engineer
Forgewell Partners —Selby
- £51,000 - £56,000 a year
- 8 hour shift
- Customer service
- Maintenance
- Programmable logic controllers
- Free parking
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Project Engineer
SEDAMYL UK LTD —Selby
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- Engineering
- Maintenance
- Free parking
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Commercial Gas Engineer
Robinsons Facilities Services —Harrogate
- Up to £50,000 a year
- Overtime
- Maintenance
- HVAC
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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8d
Technical Processing Engineer/ Chemist
Divisional Technical Processing —Sherburn in Elmet
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Senior Project & Mechanical Design Furnace Engineer
Northern Combustion Systems Ltd —Dewsbury
- £30,000 - £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel
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Shift Engineer
Warburtons —Wakefield
- £56,500 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Bakery
- Mentoring
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Major Repair Engineer (Generator)
Generator Power Ltd —Normanton
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Welding
- In-person
- Free parking
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12d
Shift Engineer
Johnsons Hotel Linen —Leeds
- £44,383 a year
- Full-time
- Schematics
- Maintenance
- Hotel
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
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Senior Mechanical Engineer
Equans —Leeds
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Solution Development Engineer - Mechanical Engineer
Yorkshire Water —Bradford
- £50,300 - £62,876 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Travel
- Mentoring
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
Mechanical Engineer (Water)
Sweco UK —Leeds
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Mechanical Engineer (Water)
Sweco —Leeds
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Mechanical Engineer, Water
AECOM —Leeds
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
5d
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer
SEDAMYL UK LTD —Selby
- 12 hour shift
- Schematics
- Engineering
- Maintenance
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Maintenance Engineer
O.C.O TECHNOLOGY —Leeds
- £50,300 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Referral programme
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18h
Reliability Engineer
Bekaert NV —Bradford
- Engineering
- Maintenance
- Communication skills
Mechanical Maintenance Shift Engineer
Biffa Waste Services —Wakefield
- £45,798 a year
- Full-time
- Schematics
- Maintenance
- Mechanical knowledge
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6d
Reliability Engineer
NuFarm —Wyke
- Oracle
- Engineering
- Maintenance
- Employee assistance programme

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Maintenance Multiskilled Fitter - York Based (must live local)

Portakabin -
York

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Job details

Permanent
£23.32 an hour

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Company pension
Employee discount
Paid volunteer time
Life insurance

Qualifications

Maintenance
CMMS
Assembly
Continuous improvement
Milling
NVQ
Mechanical knowledge

Full job description

Description

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for Mechanical Multiskilled Fitter to join our successful production team at our head office in York. Must live locally.

As a Maintenance Multiskilled Fitter, you will play a key role in maintaining the reliability, safety and performance of manufacturing equipment across the site. This is a hands‑on position requiring strong mechanical knowledge, fault‑finding skills, and the ability to manufacture and repair precision components to support production continuity.

You will work on a wide range of assets, contributing directly to plant uptime, continuous improvement initiatives, and safe working practices within a manufacturing environment.

Role Details:
Hourly Rate: £23.32 per hour (inclusive of bonus and shift allowances)
Typical Annual Earnings: £47,292.97 (based on 39 hours per week)
Overtime: Additional overtime rates available
Role based: Portakabin Ltd, New Lane, Huntington, York, YO32 9PT
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours:
The role involves a 39-hour working week, rotating weekly between AM and PM shifts:
• AM Shift:
Monday to Thursday: 05:45 – 14:00
Friday: 05:45 – 12:45
• PM Shift:
Monday to Thursday: 13:45 – 23:45

In this role you will be required to:

Equipment Maintenance & Repair
• Carry out planned and reactive mechanical maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose mechanical faults and carry out effective repairs to minimise downtime.
• Support breakdown response activities in a safe and controlled manner.
• Carry out inspections to identify deterioration, defects, or improvement opportunities.

Preventative Maintenance & Improvement
• Support the implementation and continual improvement of preventative maintenance schedules.
• Contribute practical ideas to improve reliability, safety, and asset performance.
• Assist with equipment upgrades and mechanical modifications.

Fabrication, Machining & Precision Engineering
• Use mechanical principles alongside lathes, milling machines, and welding equipment.
• Manufacture and modify precision components for jigs, fixtures, and production equipment.
• Perform accurate fitting, alignment and assembly of mechanical systems.

Systems, Records & Compliance
• Accurately record maintenance activity using the site CMMS.
• Maintain clear documentation of work completed, parts used, and follow on actions.
• Work in accordance with site procedures, health and safety legislation, and engineering best practice.

Teamwork & Communication
• Work collaboratively with maintenance colleagues, engineers, and production teams.
• Share technical knowledge and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Communicate clearly with non technical colleagues when required.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Completed a recognised mechanical apprenticeship to L3 NVQ or higher.
• Experience maintaining and repairing manufacturing or production machinery in an industrial environment
• Sound understanding of mechanical principles, tolerances, and precision engineering requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to work safely, following site procedures, permits, and isolation processes.
• Experience carrying out mechanical fitting, alignment, and assembly of production equipment.
• Proven background in reactive breakdown maintenance, restoring mechanical assets safely and efficiently to minimise downtime.
• Experience delivering planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and asset care routines to improve reliability and equipment life.
• High level mechanical fault finding and repair expertise, with hands on experience diagnosing failures across a range of production assets.
• Practical experience using workshop machinery, including lathes, milling machines, and fitting tools, to manufacture or modify components.
• Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems

NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.

Benefits & Opportunities

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day

About Portakabin

At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes, in various sectors including manufacturing, education, health, transport, utilities and construction. Delivering our products sustainably, and safely to our customers is of utmost importance.

Portakabin now employs more than 2,200 people across the UK and Europe. Our people are at the heart of business and the reason for our success. We offer career progression, support and development opportunities giving our employees space to grow.

Portakabin is a Disability Confident Committed and equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and to the fair and consistent treatment of all current and prospective colleagues.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and value the contribution that diverse experiences bring to our teams.

Reasonable adjustments will be made throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes where required. If you need any additional support or experience any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on [email protected]

Pay: £23.32 per hour

Work Location: In person

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