Junior Maintenance Engineer (NVQ, BTEC or Ex-forces)

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Job information

  • Location: Bournemouth, Dorset
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Job sector: Engineering
  • Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Training + Weekdays
  • Published: 12 March 2026

Junior Maintenance Engineer (NVQ, BTEC or Ex-forces)

£35,000 – £40,000 + Bonus + Training + Weekdays + No Overtime

Bournemouth

Are you a Junior/Aspiring Maintenance Engineer recently leaving the forces or someone who has completed an NVQ/Apprenticeship looking for a role that offers inhouse electrical training to develop your skillset and career?

Do you want to work for a long-standing company within small team of engineers offering, a double-days shift patten and a long-term career?

On offer is the opportunity to work for a well-established manufacturing company that has been running for 200 years. With aims to bolster their engineering team and ensure continuous growth through minimal downtime.

In this exciting double-days role you will be performing a split of planned and reactive maintenance in a busy manufacturing environment, working alongside a team of 7 maintenance engineers.

This opportunity would suit a Junior or Aspiring Maintenance Engineer, leaving the forces or someone who has completed an NVQ/Apprenticeship looking for a role that offers continuous inhouse electrical training and offers a long term-career.

The Role:

  • PM & Reactive maintenance
  • Working on gearboxes, servos, motors, hydraulics
  • Opportunity to work on new machinery installation projects
  • On call 1 week in 6
  • No overtime
  • Weekly Shift Rotation; Week one 6am – 2pm, Week two 2pm – 10pm

The Person

  • Junior or Aspiring Maintenance Engineer or similar
  • Ex-forces / NVQ/BTEC or similar qualification in maintenance/engineering

Job Reference: BBBH24385a

Engineering, Technician, Multi-Skilled, Multi, Skilled, Maintenance, Manufacturing, NVQ, Apprentice, Electrical, Mechanical, Blandford Forum, Bournemouth, Poole

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