Mechanical Engineer
South West Permanent £35K
- £40K / Year
As a Mechanical Engineer in Wiltshire, you’ll maintain critical mechanical building services in a busy acute hospital, helping keep essential services running for patients and clinical teams.
You’ll work across heating, chilled water and ventilation systems, responding to plant failures in a live healthcare environment.
The Role As the Mechanical Engineer, you'll:
- Complete planned maintenance, inspections, servicing, fault-finding and reactive repairs on mechanical building services.
- Maintain boilers, pumps, heating and chilled water systems, calorifiers and pressure systems.
- Maintain ventilation equipment, including air handling units, extract systems, fans and filters.
- Respond to plant failures, alarms, leaks and service interruptions, escalating risks where necessary.
- Record maintenance work, repairs and compliance evidence in the CAFM system.
- Follow permits, risk assessments, healthcare guidance and local safe systems of work.
About You To be successful as the Mechanical Engineer, you'll have:
- A recognised mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent structured training, supported by a relevant Level 3 qualification.
- Experience maintaining mechanical building services in a commercial, industrial, healthcare or similarly regulated environment.
- Fault-finding and repair skills across a range of mechanical plant and systems.
- Knowledge of permits, risk assessments and mechanical isolation procedures.
- Confidence using CAFM or other maintenance management systems to keep accurate records.
- Willingness to work rotating shifts, weekends and out-of-hours call-outs.
What's in it for You? - Permanent, full-time position in Wiltshire, paying £35,000–£40,000 per annum.
- 33 days’ holiday, including bank holidays.
- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme.
- Access to training courses, qualification funding and mentoring opportunities.
- Employee Assistance Programme, health line and virtual GP access.
- Rotating weekday shifts: 07:00–15:30 one week, then 10:30–19:00 the next.
Participation in the weekend and out-of-hours call-out rotas is required. A Standard DBS check and Occupational Health Questionnaire will be completed.
Apply Now To apply for the position of Mechanical Engineer, click Apply Now to send your CV to Yohann Essoki.
