Maintenance Engineer - Join the team that keeps Britain moving
Hutchison Ports – Port of Felixstowe is the UK’s largest deep-water container port and a major gateway for global trade.
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will undertake maintenance, repairs, and installations. Working with other departments at the Port of Felixstowe along the way to help focus and further drive HPUK business strategy objectives including our NetZero targets and further projects.
Our Benefits – Rewarding the people who keep our port moving
We offer a strong, reliable benefits package designed to support your financial security, wellbeing
and long-term development:
Financial & Security
- Competitive pension: 8% employer contribution (min 4% employee)
- Life Assurance: 14× annual salary for pension scheme members (4× for non-members)
- Annual profit share bonus and performance-related bonus
Health & Wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): confidential counselling, stress & anxiety support,
- financial wellbeing guidance, plus access to our Wellbeing Hub
- On-site Occupational Health Team and wellbeing support
Time,Flexibility & Community
- Paid leave, enhanced sick pay terms, and family-friendly policies
- Volunteering days supporting our local community
- Perkbox retail discounts, wellbeing content and savings across hundreds of brands
Growth & Development
- Access to development pathways, accredited training, and career progression opportunities
- across our port network
Role Overview
The role holder will be responsible for undertaking maintenance, repairs, and upgrades to maintain mechanical and electrical systems across the Port of Felixstowe’s infrastructure.
This role involves working collaboratively across the engineering department to support both routine operations and new projects.
Key responsibilities
- Ensure electrical / mechanical installations on the Ports plant/ equipment are repaired and
- maintained in a safe, cost-effective manner with minimal operational disruption.
- Prioritising safety and work to meet all the business requirements at the Port of Felixstowe,
- whilst ensuring the maintenance and installations are managed safely for yourself and others
- Regular progress reports on all maintenance, installation and commissioning work, updating
- the status of all on-going repair work to Supervisors and management staff.
What you need
- ONC (Ordinary National Certificate) in Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering along with demonstration of a proven practical capability in mechanical electrical engineering covering the technology of site equipment.
- Ability to diagnose complex faults with sometimes limited data/ history.
- Able to work within a fast-paced environment both individually and as part of a team.
- Full DVLA UK Driver’s License.
Shifts & Pay
- Basic salary: £39,709 - £66,109 per annum depending on skill, experience and shift pay.
- Hours: 42 hours per week
Inclusion & Community
We’re proud to be a Women in Maritime Chartered employer and support diversity through active colleague networks in Gender, Cultural, LGBTQIA+ and Wellbeing. We also welcome discussions around flexible working, where operationally suitable.
The Recruitment Process - What is involved?
Our recruitment process has been designed for you to easily apply and highlight the best of your skills, expertise and personal attributes. We want you to be prepared, confident and the best version of you for this role.
• Apply online – share your relevant experience and transferable skills
• Anonymous shortlisting – all identifiable details are removed before hiring managers review applications.
• Interview & task – Technical knowledge and competency-based interview.
• 2nd Interview – Working from Height Assessment and Workshop Tour.
• Outcome – we aim to update all candidates as soon as we can.
Hutchison Ports UK is able to sponsor skilled worker visas in cases where the role fits the requirements set out by the UK government. Please refer to the government website via this link to understand the requirements needed. In cases where a post-study visa is used initially, it may be the case that the skilled worker visa requirements will not be met once this visa has expired. Hutchison Ports is committed to creating and developing an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants and encourage discussion about flexible working opportunities. We offer a supportive, community environment and have been awarded Chartered status by Women In Maritime. We have our own Women’s Network, offer leadership, mentoring and role specific training.
Apply today
Bring your commitment, teamwork and drive and we’ll give you a career, not just a job.