Maintenance Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Wolstanton; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime (1.5x)

4% Pension

Unique 12-Hour Shift Pattern

Job summary

ATA Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a large automated distribution site in Stoke-on-Trent. The role covers reactive maintenance across conveyors, cranes and automated handling systems, with a focus on electrical and mechanical safety and rapid fault finding.

Offering progression into controls or team leadership, and significant overtime with a stable, long-term career at a highly automated site.

Qualifications

• A recognised engineering qualification equivalent to Level 3 or above (NVQ, City & Guilds, BTEC, ONC, HNC).
• Experience in manufacturing, automation, logistics or production environments.
• Ability to work safely both mechanically and electrically.
• Proactive attitude with strong problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Reactive maintenance across automated distribution equipment.
• Fault finding on conveyors, cranes, drives, rollers and automated handling systems.
• Working safely within panels using multi-meters and electrical drawings.
• Supporting PPMs and engineering projects when required.
• Responding to plant breakdowns quickly within a fast-paced operation.

Skills

Reactive maintenance

Fault finding

Electrical safety

Problem solving

Education

Level 3 engineering qualification or equivalent

Tools

PLCs

SCADA

Electrical drawings

Job description

Maintenance Engineer

Stoke-on-Trent

£56,340

Unique 12-Hour Shift Pattern (Days & Nights)

Overtime (1.5x) + 4% Pension

A large-scale automated distribution operation is looking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer to join its established engineering team.

This is a highly reactive maintenance role working across a busy automated facility containing conveyors, cranes, sortation systems and warehouse automation equipment.

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Reactive breakdown maintenance across automated distribution equipment
• Fault finding on conveyors, cranes, drives, rollers and automated handling systems
• Working safely within panels using multi-meters and electrical drawings
• Supporting PPMs and engineering projects when required
• Responding to plant breakdowns quickly within a fast-paced operation

What We're Looking For

To be considered for this Maintenance Engineer position, you should have:

• A recognised engineering qualification equivalent to a Level 3 or above (NVQ, City and Guilds, BTEC, ONC, HNC etc.)
• Previous experience within manufacturing, automation, logistics or production environments
• Ability to work safely both mechanically and electrically
• A proactive attitude with strong problem-solving ability

What's On Offer?

• £56,000 salary
• Average earnings between £60-65,000+ with overtime
• Significant overtime availability at 15.x
• Ongoing training on PLCs, SCADA and automation systems
• Long-term progression from Maintenance Engineering into controls or team leader roles
• Large Maintenance Engineering team with strong technical support
• Stable long-term opportunity within a highly automated site

This Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer role would suit engineers from manufacturing, FMCG, logistics, automated warehousing, distribution or production backgrounds.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation