Maintenance Engineer

Advanced Engineering; Swadlincote; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Engineering is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical) to support maintenance activities across Swadlincote and Coventry service centres.

The role involves planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, fault finding and continuous improvement on industrial washing and pooling equipment. You will support the Engineering Manager, field service engineers, and site teams to maintain reliability, uptime, safety and performance.

Qualifications

• Time-served Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineer.
• Proven experience in industrial maintenance environments, ideally with washing systems.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with motors and gearboxes, conveyors, pumps, valves, sensors and control systems, PLC fault finding.
• Ability to work independently across multiple sites.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned preventative maintenance on industrial washing systems and associated equipment.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and carry out fault diagnosis and repairs.
• Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical issues on wash lines, conveyors, pumps, motors, drives, sensors and control systems.
• Support equipment installations, modifications and improvement projects.
• Complete maintenance records and provide clear feedback on completed work.
• Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with site safety procedures and regulations.
• Work collaboratively with operations teams to minimise downtime and improve equipment performance.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Industrial maintenance

Driving licence

Job description

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical)

3-6 Month Contract - Outside IR35

Location: Swadlincote & Coventry – must be able to commute to both

£38 per hour

Role Purpose

Electrical & Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to support maintenance activities across the Swadlincote and Coventry service centres.

Responsible for carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, fault finding, repairs, and continuous improvement activities on industrial washing and pooling equipment. The role will support the Engineering Manager, Field service engineer, and site operations teams in maintaining equipment reliability, uptime, safety, and operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform planned preventative maintenance on industrial washing systems and associated equipment.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and carry out fault diagnosis and repairs.
• Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical issues on wash lines, conveyors, pumps, motors, drives, sensors, and control systems.
• Support equipment installations, modifications, and improvement projects.
• Complete maintenance records and provide clear feedback on completed work.
• Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with site safety procedures and regulations.
• Work collaboratively with operations teams to minimise downtime and improve equipment performance.

Essential Requirements

• Time-served Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineer.
• Proven experience in industrial maintenance environments. – Ideally worked with industrial washing systems
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with: motors and gearboxes, conveyors, pumps and valves, sensors and control systems, electrical distribution equipment, PLC-controlled machinery (fault finding level)
• Ability to work independently across multiple sites.
• Full UK driving licence.

Working Pattern

• Flexible weekday coverage to be agreed.
• Travel required between Swadlincote and Coventry service centres
• Availability for occasional breakdown support if required