Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

FM Conway is currently seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join our Aggregate and Asphalt division and play a key role in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of our asphalt manufacturing plants. As our Maintenance Engineer you will perform a multi-skilled role, carrying out electrical and mechanical maintenance, supporting plant operations, and contributing to continuous improvement and future project work. This is a full time, permanent role.
Be Part of Something New

With over 15 years' experience producing high-quality asphalt, FM Conway operates seven successful asphalt plants across the South of England and is now expanding into the Midlands with our eighth site in Wellingborough. The successful Lead Fitter will join a brand-new team and will be crucial to setting up the new plant, helping to establish engineering standards, site performance and operational success from the very beginning.

Joining ahead of the plant opening in 2027, you will initially work across our existing Southeast sites, receiving full training and structured induction support to understand our operations, systems and engineering standards.

By the time the new plant opens, you will be fully prepared to lead from day one and play a major role in establishing a successful new production site.

To learn more about our new plant, please visit Wellingborough - FM Conway
The duties of the Maintenance Engineer role will include:

• Carrying out planned and reactive electrical and mechanical maintenance to maximise plant uptime
• Diagnosing faults and completing repairs, installations, and breakdown response
• Ensuring compliance with health & safety procedures, including permit to work and LOTOTO
• Supporting maintenance systems, including CMMS updates and technical documentation
• Assisting with engineering projects from planning through to commissioning
• Supervising and coordinating contractors and maintenance activities where required
• Providing out-of-hours support and mentoring apprentices and team members
  What skills and experience do you need?
  
  To be considered for this role it is essential that you have experience in electrical and mechanical maintenance within a process or manufacturing environment, along with a strong understanding of health and safety and safe isolation procedures. You will hold a Level 3 engineering qualification and 18th Edition wiring regulations certification. You should be a strong problem solver, able to work independently or as part of a team, with good communication skills and a full UK driving licence.
  What benefits will you receive?
  
  As our Maintenance Engineer , we offer a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance, enhanced maternity pay, opportunities for internal and external training, and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. We also provide a range of health and wellbeing benefits including 24-hour advice lines and support from our in-house mental health first aiders.
  A brief introduction to FM Conway and our Aggregate and Asphalt Division
  
  FM Conway is a business of families with over 60 years' experience in creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values of Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. The heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its people, and we are always looking for talented individuals to join our family.
  
  Our Aggregate and Asphalt division manufactures a range of high-quality products tailored to meet customer needs. We recycle highways arisings at our static crushing, washing and grading plants, with Recycled Asphalt Product (RAP) used in our local plants to supply construction sites across London and Southern England. You will be joining a thriving team committed to our vision and continued investment in our self-delivery model.
  
  So, if you would like to join our family as our Maintenance Engineer for our new Wellingborough site, please click 'apply' today.
  Closing Date: 30/06/2026
  FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life. EDI-Strategy
  At our heart we are a business that recognises and embraces individuality, so if you are excited about this role but you are unsure if you meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may still be the right candidate for this or another role we are recruiting for.
  We believe in people, not algorithms. That's why every application is personally reviewed by a member of our Recruitment Team - never by AI.
  We look forward to receiving your application!
  
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