Workshop Engineer (Recycling / Waste)

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Job information

  • Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Company Benefits
  • Published: 17 June 2026

Workshop Engineer (Recycling / Waste)

Sheffield

£35,000-£40,000 (OTE £45,000-£50,000) + Overtime + Enhanced rates at weekends + Monday-Friday role + Early Finish on a Friday + Progression + Training + Company Benefits

Are you a Workshop Engineer from a Recycling / Waste Machinery or similar background looking for a varied, stable role within a well-established company offering a good work-life balance due to an early finish on a Friday and the chance to increase your earnings through enhanced rates overtime?

This well-established group of companies have continually grown whilst maintaining their tight-knit family culture that has developed across. They provide waste and recycling machinery for a broad client base ranging from SMEs to market leading manufacturers and are now looking to grow their friendly team.

In this varied Monday-Friday role you will be responsible undertaking assembly and production of Recycling and Waste machinery such as compactors and balers. You will work within the tight-knit workshop team, in addition to liaising with fabrication and other departments as you work Monday -Friday with regular and optional overtime available.

This exciting role would suit a Workshop Engineer from a Recycling / Waste Machinery background looking for a varied role within a well-established group of companies offering a good work life balance due to an early finish on a Friday optional overtime to increase your earnings.

The Role:

  • Assembly and fitting of components for compactors, balers and associated machinery
  • Liaise with fabrication, support and other teams
  • Support with maintenance and associated activities
  • Regular overtime available – enhanced rates 1.33x, 1.5x and 2x
  • Monday-Thursday 8am-5:30pm , early finish at 1pm on a Friday

The Person:

  • Workshop Engineer or similar
  • Recycling / Waste Machinery background
  • Commutable to Sheffield

Workshop, Service, Engineer, Site, Technician, Waste, Recycling, Assembly, Manufacturing, PPM, Reactive, Overtime, Maintenance, Compactor, Bailers, Installations, Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham

Reference number: BBBH25845

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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