Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
This year, we proudly celebrate 100 years of Hammonds — a century of helping people create homes that feel beautifully organised and thoughtfully designed. From bedrooms and living spaces to home offices, we design and craft fitted furniture that transforms everyday rooms into functional, elegant spaces that bring order and harmony to the home. Our purpose remains simple: we create a well-ordered home, so our customers can live their lives better.
Proudly a family business with 22 showrooms nationwide, we manufacture our bespoke furniture in Leicestershire, combining exciting design, innovative storage solutions and exceptional craftsmanship, before bringing each design to life with care and precision. Driven by passionate people and a clear ambition to be the UK’s leading fitted furniture specialists, we step into our second century building on our heritage — doing things properly, with intention and pride, The Hammonds Way.
We are now looking for a trusted Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our Maintenance team and help ensure that our manufacturing equipment and site infrastructure remain safe, reliable and operational.
Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, you will respond to reactive breakdowns, complete planned preventative maintenance and support improvement and project work across the site. You will take ownership of tasks through to completion, maintaining accurate records and working closely with operational colleagues to minimise disruption and unplanned downtime. Safety, reliability and attention to detail will be essential as you provide a responsive maintenance service and demonstrate our values of being Real, Committed and Creative.
What you’ll be doing:
• Responding to reactive breakdowns in line with priorities set by the Maintenance Supervisor.
• Taking personal ownership of allocated breakdowns and seeing them through to completion, including providing a thorough shift handover where required.
• Completing planned preventative maintenance safely, thoroughly and within the required timescales.
• Working closely with operational teams to minimise disruption while maintenance work is completed.
• Diagnosing faults across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and PLC or PC-controlled equipment.
• Supporting building, machinery and equipment changes, installations and moves.
• Taking ownership of individual maintenance projects and continuous improvement activities.
• Identifying and implementing practical improvements that increase equipment reliability and benefit the wider business.
• Ensuring the health and safety of yourself and others remains a priority at all times.
• Identifying and reporting hazards and near misses and supporting appropriate follow-up actions.
• Completing engineers’ reports, timesheets, shift handovers and other required documentation accurately and promptly.
• Recording clear and accurate information within the computerised maintenance management system using the provided tablet.
• Booking spare parts out correctly and highlighting potential stock shortages to the appropriate colleagues.
• Supporting the identification of replacement parts and maintenance spares.
• Maintaining tools, equipment, workbenches and communal maintenance areas to an exceptional housekeeping standard.
• Leaving production and operational areas clean, safe and tidy after completing maintenance work.
• Supporting operational teams in exceptional circumstances where appropriate.
• Providing reasonable cover across other maintenance shifts when required by the needs of the business.
What you will bring:
• A recognised qualification in a relevant maintenance or engineering trade.
• Practical experience within a maintenance engineering role, ideally in a manufacturing, production or process-led environment.
• Experience working with PLC or PC-controlled machinery, machine tools, process-control equipment or production equipment.
• The ability to interpret technical drawings, including electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and PLC drawings.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• A safety-first approach, with the confidence to identify and report hazards and near misses.
• A proactive approach to planned maintenance, continuous improvement and equipment reliability.
• The ability to take ownership of issues and follow them through to completion.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise effectively.
• Clear and accurate written reporting skills.
• A reliable, motivated and collaborative approach.
• Flexibility to support other maintenance shifts when reasonably required.
Your Working hours/ pattern will be:
Days: Monday to Friday
Working Hours: Rotating Weekly Shifts; 6.00am – 14.00pm / 14.00pm - 22.00pm
Breaks: 30 mins unpaid
Total Weekly Working Hours: 37.5
As part of the Hammonds family, you’ll enjoy:
• Competitive salary - £47,741 plus £3,341 shift allowance
• 25 days of annual leave
• 1 extra day holiday per 5 years of service
• Additional annual leave purchase scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to discounts through Perkbox
• Generous Employee discount scheme
• Relevant training and development aligned with your existing skills and development needs
• A supportive and creative team environment where your contributions make an impact
Why Join Hammonds?
At Hammonds, our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. Guided by our values of being Real, Committed, and Creative, we work together to create exceptional experiences for both our customers and each other, taking pride in doing things properly, with intention and care.
When you join Hammonds, you’ll become part of a supportive family business where your contribution is valued, your ideas are encouraged, and your development is supported. Whether you’re working directly with customers, crafting our fitted furniture, or supporting our teams behind the scenes, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact and build a rewarding career with us.
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