Double Days Maintenance Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Leicester; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a maintenance engineer, where your skills will be valued and developed. This role offers a dynamic work environment, tackling both electrical and mechanical challenges on modern equipment. You'll enjoy hands-on training, career progression, and a supportive atmosphere in a family-owned FMCG manufacturer. With a focus on employee development, this position not only promises variety and challenge but also a chance to refine your expertise while contributing to a successful team. Don't miss out on this opportunity to advance your career!

Benefits

Profit-Related Bonus

Private Healthcare

7% Matched Pension

Qualifications

• Experience in both electrical and mechanical maintenance.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing and fixing electrical faults with modern equipment.
• Conducting mechanical maintenance and repairs on various components.
• Performing preventative maintenance to ensure smooth production.

Skills

Electrical Maintenance

Mechanical Maintenance

Problem Solving

PLC Fault Finding

Education

Level 3 Qualification in Engineering

Job description

Maintenance Engineer, Leicester, £49,000 + Profit-Related Bonus + Private Healthcare + 7% Matched Pension, Double Days (6am – 2pm // 2pm – 10pm)

A Role That Works for You

Are you a skilled maintenance engineer looking for a role that offers challenge, variety, and career growth? This is your opportunity to join a long-established and industry-leading FMCG manufacturer, supplying well-known brands across the UK. Despite their national presence, this company remains family-owned, ensuring a supportive and people-focused work environment.

Investing in employee development is a priority here—expect hands-on training, career progression, and a workplace that values your contributions.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this role as a maintenance engineer, you’ll be working on a variety of modern equipment, tackling both electrical and mechanical challenges. Your day-to-day will include:

Diagnosing and fixing electrical faults – working with sensors, motors, relays, and e-stops.
Mechanical maintenance and repairs – handling belts, bearings, pneumatics, and hydraulics.
Preventative maintenance – ensuring production keeps running smoothly.
Basic PLC fault finding – identifying and resolving issues efficiently.
Reacting to breakdowns – problem-solving under pressure to minimize downtime.

What We’re Looking For

To succeed as a maintenance engineer in this role, you should have:

A Level 3 qualification (City & Guilds, NVQ, BTEC, HNC, or HND) in engineering.
Experience in both electrical and mechanical maintenance.
The ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced production environment.
A proactive approach to problem-solving.
Happy to work Double Days

Why This Role?

This isn’t just another maintenance engineer position—it’s an opportunity to work with cutting-edge equipment, develop your skills, and be part of a company that truly invests in its people. Whether you’re looking to refine your expertise or take your career further, this role has plenty to offer.

Are you the right maintenance engineer to join this team? Apply today or reach out to [e-mail] for more details.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation