Day Mechanical Craftperson

Your Future Challenge

As a Day Craftsperson, you will play a key role in maintaining mill equipment and supporting operational performance through the safe and efficient delivery of planned and reactive maintenance activities.

Working within an engineering area or supporting the mill with a central focus, you will be responsible for ensuring equipment remains reliable, safe and available to support production requirements.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs. 
• Diagnosing equipment faults and taking appropriate corrective action.
• Taking ownership of maintenance activities through to successful completion. 
• Making skilled repairs and adjustments to support production performance. 
• Using engineering management systems to source parts, access technical information and record maintenance activities.
• Creating and updating work orders as required.
• Operating equipment, tools and vehicles for which you are trained and authorised.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues, contractors and other departments to achieve maintenance objectives.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, reliability and efficiency.
• Adhering to permit-to-work, isolation and health and safety procedures at all times.

This role offers a diverse workload, combining hands-on maintenance, problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration in a dynamic manufacturing environment. 

Your Skills and Experience

We're looking for someone who combines strong technical capability with a positive approach, excellent communication skills and a commitment to safe working practices.

Essential

• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship with a minimum qualification of NVQ Level 3. 
• Strong maintenance and fault-finding skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks.
• Commitment to high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance.
• Good communication and teamwork skills. 

Desirable

• Experience working within a process manufacturing environment. 
• Knowledge of plant management or maintenance management systems.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• IOSH Working Safely qualification or equivalent health and safety training.
• Previous engineering experience within an industrial setting. 

As a person, you are practical, dependable and motivated by solving problems. You build positive working relationships, communicate effectively and are always looking for ways to improve performance and reliability.

We Offer You

At Holmen, you'll become part of a business with a long-term commitment to sustainability, innovation and responsible manufacturing. We offer a collaborative working environment where people are encouraged to develop, contribute ideas and make a real impact on operational success.

You'll work alongside experienced colleagues in a supportive engineering team, with opportunities to broaden your skills and contribute to continuous improvement across the mill.

We offer:

• A competitive salary
• Fantastic rota system (up to 56 days off per year)
• Generous contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Full PPE and annual uniform allowance
• Opportunities for development and career progression
• Occupational health support
• A range of wellbeing benefits and support initiatives
• Eye tests at local opticians
• Exclusive staff discounts and deals through Benefit Hub
• Employee assistance programme
• On-site canteen
• Cycle to work scheme
• Family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity and menopause support

Application

If you're an experienced engineer looking for a varied role where your skills will directly contribute to the success of our operation, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today and become part of the team helping to keep Workington Mill operating safely, efficiently and sustainably.

To apply, please click the “Apply for this position” link at the end of the advert and upload your CV to arrive by 1600 hours on Friday 27^th November 2026.