Maintenance Engineer

Probe UK; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Life insurance

Enhanced parental pay

Job summary

Probe UK is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer for a UK manufacturing plant. You will carry out planned and reactive maintenance across mechanical and electrical disciplines to keep production running at its best.

This role requires 12-hour shifts (days and nights), SCADA/PLC fault finding knowledge, and a time-served apprenticeship or NVQ/BTEC/City & Guilds. Benefits include pension sacrifices, 25 days leave, Medicash, life cover, enhanced parental pay.

Qualifications

• Maintenance engineering across mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• Planned and unplanned maintenance to keep production running.
• Knowledge of CMMS, SCADA, and PLC fault finding beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across the site.
• Diagnose faults quickly and apply lasting fixes.
• Work with production teams to meet standards and communicate issues.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

SCADA knowledge

PLC fault finding

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ Level 2/3

BTEC Level 3

City & Guilds Part 3

Tools

CMMS

SCADA systems

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a global business at one of the UK manufacturing plants producing some of the UK's most loved food products. Engineers are the heartbeat of everything we do.

The plants are complex, fast-moving environments where no two shifts are ever the same. You'll be working across mechanical and electrical disciplines, responding to both planned and unplanned maintenance, driving continuous improvement, and playing a real part in keeping production running at its best.

You must be flexible to work 12-hour shifts of days and nights.

Benefits:

• £49,300 with a pay increase pending
• An excellent salary sacrifices pension scheme where we'll contribute double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay.
• 25 days' annual leave from day one plus bank holidays (increasing with service), with the option to buy and sell up to 5 days per year
• Medicash health cash plan — claim money back on everyday healthcare costs including dental, optical, and physiotherapy, with 24/8 virtual GP access and mental health support
• Life insurance cover providing peace of mind for you and your family
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Along with a minimum NVQ Level 2/3, BTEC Level 3, or City & Guilds Part 3 in a relevant engineering discipline such as Electrical or Mechanical. A time-served apprenticeship is very desirable. Knowledge of SCADA systems and PLC fault finding would be beneficial also.

Some duties for the Maintenance Engineer role will involve:

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across the manufacturing site, keeping plant and equipment running reliably and safely
• Diagnosing faults quickly and effectively - getting to root cause and putting lasting fixes in place
• Working closely with production teams to make sure standards are always being met and any issues are communicated clearly and promptly
• Using and updating Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to maintain accurate records of all work completed
• Supporting lean manufacturing principles and helping embed best practice across the team
• Always working safely, taking personal responsibility for your own wellbeing and that of everyone around you

The role of Maintenance Engineer is commutable from Peterborough, Whittlesey, Wisbech, Chatteris and Huntingdon.

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.