Maintenance Engineer

Maintech Recruitment Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Company pension up to 15%

Healthcare including critical illness

23 days holiday

Job summary

Maintech Recruitment Ltd is partnering with a well-known food manufacturer in Leicester to recruit a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer. You will perform reactive maintenance and PPMs in a fast-paced production setting, diagnosing faults and supporting continuous improvement projects across the site.

The role offers a 4 on 4 off days and nights shift pattern, with a clear development path, pension, healthcare, and performance bonus.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 mechanical engineering qualification (C&G, NVQ, BTEC).
• Experience in a food manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Understanding of SCADA control systems and PLC fault-finding advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Carry out reactive maintenance and PPMs using a strong mechanical skill set
• Diagnose faults and identify the root cause of breakdowns
• Support continuous improvement projects across the site
• Work efficiently with the production team to minimise downtime
• Ensure health and safety regulations are adhered to at all times

Skills

Strong mechanical skill set

SCADA control systems knowledge

PLC fault-finding

Education

Level 3 mechanical engineering qualification (C&G, NVQ, BTEC)

Tools

SCADA systems

Job description

Location; Leicester

We are working with a well-known food manufacturing business in Leicester, part of a large-scale FMCG operation with a strong reputation in the market. The site runs a large, well-resourced engineering team of over 75 engineers, with continuous improvement genuinely at the heart of how the business operates.

This is a great opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join the team on a 4 on 4 off days and nights shift pattern, carrying out reactive maintenance and PPMs, diagnosing faults and supporting continuous improvement projects across a fast-paced production environment.

It would suit a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking to genuinely develop their career – whether that's building electrical or PLC knowledge, or moving into people or projects management further down the line. With a team of this size, there's real scope for personal development, backed by a business that invests properly in its engineers.

Responsibilities of a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer:

• Carry out reactive maintenance and PPMs using a strong mechanical skill set
• Diagnose faults and identify the root cause of breakdowns
• Support continuous improvement projects across the site
• Work efficiently with the production team to minimise downtime
• Ensure health and safety regulations are adhered to at all times

Skills & Qualifications of a Multi-Skilled MaintenanceEngineer:

• Minimum Level 3 mechanical engineering qualification (C&G, NVQ, BTEC)
• Previous experience in a food manufacturing or FMCG environment
• Understanding of SCADA control systems and PLC fault-finding advantageous

Benefits of a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer:

• Salary: £59,950
• 4 on 4 off shift pattern (days & nights)
• Quarterly bonus incentive
• Company pension of up to 15%
• Full career map and progression routes
• Healthcare benefits, including critical illness cover and market-leading health and wellbeing support
• 23 days holiday, with the option to buy or sell additional days

Maintech Recruitment are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of sex, religion, belief, political opinion, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.

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