Maintenance Engineer

Winhurst Recruitment; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Maintenance Engineer / Shift Technician to join a high-output UK manufacturing facility in Leicester. The role involves providing electrical, mechanical, and control systems support while coaching technicians and ensuring optimal plant reliability. Offering a salary of £50-55k with excellent benefits, this permanent position requires a proactive approach to maintenance and improvement initiatives.

Benefits

Pension

PPE

Enhanced pension benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in a maintenance role within manufacturing.
• Ability to conduct preventative maintenance and fault-finding.
• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Support all production lines with expert-level maintenance.
• Conduct preventative maintenance to minimize downtime.
• Coach team members on fault-finding techniques.

Skills

Electrical support

Mechanical support

Control Systems expertise

Fault-finding

Coaching skills

Tools

PLCs (Siemens/Allen Bradley)

SCADA

Job description

Overview

Maintenance Engineer / Shift Technician / Multi Skilled Engineer £55k + Full Benefits, Leicester

If you're a Maintenance Engineer / Shift Technician / Multi Skilled Engineer looking for more responsibility, more reward and more opportunity to make a difference - this is it.

Responsibilities

• Working as a Maintenance Engineer / Shift Technician / Multi Skilled Engineer across a 4 on 4 off Shifts - Days and Nights (12 hour) 06.30 - 18:30 and 18.30 - 06.30 (blocks of 4)
• Providing expert-level Electrical, Mechanical and Control Systems support across all production lines
• Conducting preventative maintenance, fault-finding and breakdown response to minimise downtime
• Supporting RCA processes and reliability improvement actions
• Coaching Manufacturing Technicians to build operational fault-finding skills
• Supporting site CI and capital projects from an engineering perspective
• Managing contractor activity and issuing Permits to Work
• Working closely with PLCs (Siemens/Allen Bradley), SCADA, and industrial control systems

Salary & Benefits

£50-55k salary, pension, PPE and great benefits including enhanced pension

Location & Role Details

This is a permanent opportunity based at a high-output UK manufacturing facility. As a Maintenance Engineer / Shift Technician / Multi Skilled Engineer, you'll be working as part of a skilled engineering team to maintain, improve and develop plant reliability in a 24/7 operation.

This isn't just about fixing faults - it's about leading reliability, driving improvements, and using your skills to help a major production site operate at its very best.

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