Maintenance Engineer

Pioneer Selection; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8-week training and shadowing

Overtime opportunity

Company pension

Healthcare

Job summary

Pioneer Selection is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a UK manufacturer based in Rotherham. You will carry out planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of automated production machinery, covering electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic faults.

The role offers an eight-week training and shadowing period, with overtime during busy periods and a shift pattern of 4 on 4 off (2 days, 2 nights). Salary up to £40,000.

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering experience within manufacturing or industrial maintenance.
• Electrical or mechanical fault-finding experience.
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings/schematics.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across automated production machinery.
• Fault finding on motors, servo drives, conveyors, gearboxes, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Read and work from electrical and mechanical drawings and schematics.
• Support machinery installations, improvements and site expansion.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

PLC fault-finding

Reading schematics

Preventive maintenance

Education

Electrical engineering qualification

Mechanical engineering qualification

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer

Location: Rotherham

Salary: Up to £40,000

Shift: 4 on 4 off - 2 Days, 2 Nights (6am-6pm / 6pm-6am)

Sector - Factory Maintenance

Job Role of the Maintenance Engineer

A fantastic opportunity has become available for a Maintenance Engineer to join a growing, market-leading UK manufacturer. The Maintenance Engineer will carry out planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of automated production machinery, covering electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic faults. The company offers an eight-week training and shadowing period and is happy to develop someone who is stronger in either electrical or mechanical engineering.

Non‑Negotiable Requirements of the Maintenance Engineer

• Hands‑on engineering experience within manufacturing, industrial maintenance, automotive or a similar environment.
• Electrical or mechanical fault‑finding experience.

Requirements for the Maintenance Engineer

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across automated production machinery.
• Fault finding on motors, servo drives, conveyors, gearboxes, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Reading and working from electrical and mechanical drawings and schematics.
• Supporting machinery installations, improvements and ongoing site expansion.
• A practical approach with the initiative to investigate and resolve faults independently.

Desirable Requirements for the Maintenance Engineer

• Electrical or mechanical engineering qualification.
• PLC fault‑finding experience.
• Previous experience maintaining automated manufacturing or packaging machinery.

The Maintenance Engineer Will Benefit From

• Salary up to £40,000 with overtime available during the company's busy period.
• Eight‑week training programme with ongoing machine‑specific development.
• 28 days' holiday and a Christmas shutdown.
• Company pension and Westfield healthcare plan.
• Employee discounts, referral programme and free on-site parking.