Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Salary : 43,600 – £46,309 per annum

Hours : Monday to Friday, rotating shifts (06:00–14:00 / 14:00–22:00 / 22:00–06:00)

Benefits : 25 days holiday, company pension

We're looking for a proactive, hands‑on Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias to join a well‑established engineering team. You'll be responsible for maintaining and improving a range of automated production machinery, ensuring reliable performance and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

You’ll join a team of six engineers and play a key role in ensuring equipment uptime, diagnosing faults, and delivering both planned and reactive maintenance across electrical and mechanical systems.

• Conduct planned preventive and reactive maintenance on automated machinery
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults on equipment (sensors, relays, 3‑phase, single‑phase systems)
• Carry out mechanical work including bearings, belts, chains, pneumatics, and gearboxes
• Support with PLC fault finding and minor control adjustments
• Work collaboratively with the engineering team to improve efficiency and reliability
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects and site upgrades

• Electrically biased, multi‑skilled maintenance engineer (ideally 60 / 40 electrical to mechanical)
• Qualified through an apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Engineering
• Background in a manufacturing or production environment
• Confident working with conveyors, palletisers, and automated sortation systems
• Motivated by hands‑on maintenance, teamwork, and achieving high standards in PPMs

• Competitive salary and pension
• Structured shift pattern with work‑life balance
• Opportunity to work on modern automated machinery
• Supportive, close‑knit engineering team