03/09/2026
Trainee Maintenance Engineer
Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England
£31k - 34k per year
https://www.applybe.com/?a=646F514C6.0
Trainee Maintenance Engineer
£31,000 per annum | 39 hours per week | Permanent | Full-Time
Vanta Staffing are currently recruiting for a Trainee Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing facility in Princes Risborough .
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineering professional looking to develop their maintenance skills and build a long-term career within a manufacturing environment.
Working alongside an experienced Lead Engineer, you will receive hands-on training while supporting the maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement of production equipment.
The Role
As a Trainee Maintenance Engineer, you will:
* Assist with the maintenance and repair of production machinery
* Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) as scheduled
* Inspect equipment and identify potential faults, safety risks or deterioration in performance
* Assist with logical fault finding and corrective maintenance
* Maintain accurate machine maintenance records and logs
* Support the Maintenance & Facilities team with various tasks
* Work closely with Production and Maintenance teams to minimise downtime
* Ensure equipment is safely returned to production following maintenance
* Complete appropriate risk assessments before carrying out maintenance work
* Follow all Health & Safety procedures, Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) and Risk Assessments
* Identify opportunities for machine, process and maintenance improvements
* Develop engineering knowledge through practical training, workshops and on-the-job learning
* Support a culture of Continuous Improvement within the Maintenance team
Technical Skills & Experience
The ideal candidate will have an engineering or mechanical background, with some experience or understanding of:
* Engineering apprenticeship or relevant engineering training
* Reading electrical and mechanical drawings
* Logical and structured fault finding
* Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)
* Pneumatics
* Inverter, servo and DC drives
* Electrical circuits ranging from 415V to 24VDC
* Basic fabrication
* Facilities/Maintenance environments
* Maintenance best practice and Continuous Improvement
Not every skill is essential at trainee level, but candidates should have a strong engineering foundation and a genuine willingness to learn and develop .
Personal Attributes
We're looking for someone who is:
* Self-motivated and keen to learn
* Technically and mechanically minded
* A logical and confident problem solver
* Highly attentive to detail
* Flexible and adaptable
* Safety-conscious
* A strong communicator and team player
* Comfortable working in a busy manufacturing environment
* Passionate about developing a long-term career in engineering
What's on Offer?
* £31,000 per annum
* 39 hours per week
* Permanent, full-time position
* Full training and development
* Hands-on engineering experience
* Opportunity to develop into a fully experienced Maintenance Engineer
* Long-term career progression
* Support and mentoring from an experienced engineering team
Apply Today
If you're an engineering professional looking to develop your maintenance career and gain valuable hands-on experience within a manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today with your CV and a member of the Vanta Staffing team will be in touch, or call the office on 01753 257 363
Vanta Staffing are working as a recruitment agency for this position
https://www.applybe.com/?a=646F514C6.0
Trainee Maintenance Engineer £31,000 per annum | 39 hours per week | Permanent | Full-Time Vanta Staffing are currently recruiting for a Trainee Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing facility in Princes Risborough . This is an excellent opportunity for an engineering professional l...