Job Description

Multi-skilled Engineer wanted for Bookbinding Equipment of various ages

Join a Global Leader in Stationery Innovation in Dalkeith

Job Summary

We are looking for a hands-on, multi-skilled

MAINTENANCE

ENGINEER

with a mechanical bias to maintain and repair bookbinding machinery ranging in age from new to 65 years old. You will handle breakdowns, undertake preventative maintenance and equipment upgrades, and draft PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) plans to keep production running smoothly in this global stationery company.

What you'll need:

To be time served and hold a mechanical engineering qualification (e.g. City & Guilds/HNC or equivalent) To have strong mechanical skills, plus sound electrical knowledge To demonstrate experience troubleshooting complex manufacturing equipment To have the ability to draft and implement PPM plans for machinery To be flexible, self-motivated, and a team-player Having experience of bookbinding machinery is a plus but not essential*

Job Type

:

Full-time (37.5 hours), incorporated into a shift pattern after a period of induction Permanent Based in the Dalkeith Office at Thornybank, EH22 2NE
Salary includes merit and shift payments as appropriate. Further details are available from recruitment@flbgroup.com

Interested?

Application Forms and a full Role Definition () can be requested from recruitment@flbgroup.com

Alternatively, please send your CV and a covering letter or statement to the HR Manager via recruitment@flbgroup.com, telling us how your skills, experience and training match what we are looking for and how these make your application for the post particularly relevant.

Closing Date:

noon, Wednesday 8th October 2025

Please note:

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of applications that meet the required criteria. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they are eligible to work in the UK at the point at which the role commences.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 33,395.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Sick pay
Work Location: In person