Maintenance Engineer in Syston, Leicestershire

Energy Jobline CVL; Syston; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment firm is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer in Syston. The role involves maintaining and repairing automated machinery in a heavy engineering environment. Candidates should have a strong maintenance background and relevant engineering qualifications. Competitive pay and benefits including private healthcare and a salary sacrifice pension scheme are offered.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Salary sacrifice pension

29 days holidays including bank holidays

Qualifications

• Time served apprenticeship in engineering.
• Strong maintenance background in medium to heavy engineering environment.
• Education in relevant engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, service, and repair automated plant machinery.
• Provide technical support on projects, installations, and breakdowns.
• Perform scheduled maintenance tasks.

Skills

Maintenance background

Technical support skills

Fabrication experience

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ Level 3

HNC

HND

Job description

Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical

Location: Syston, Leicester (Commutable from Leicester, Syston, Thurmaston, Melton Mowbray, Loughborough and surrounding areas.)

Industry: Manufacturing – Heavy Engineering/Production environment.

Hours: Monday to Friday, core hours Mon‑Thurs 8am‑5:30pm, Fri 8am‑5pm (flexibility available). Shift coverage for sickness or holidays at £25.06 per hour. Overtime: 1.5x Mon‑Fri, 2x Sundays.

Pay: £20.04 per hour (base) with potential earnings upwards of £46,000 when covering shifts.

Call out: £20 per call out, minimum 4hrs paid at overtime rates.

Holidays: 29 days including bank holidays.

Benefits: Private healthcare, salary sacrifice pension.

Overview

Work in an automated production environment with projects, installations and both planned and reactive maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain, service, and repair automated plant machinery to minimise production downtime.
• Provide technical support on projects, installations, and breakdowns.
• Perform PPMs.

Ideal Candidate / Qualifications

• Time served apprenticeship.
• Strong maintenance background in a medium to heavy engineering environment (beneficial).
• Any fabrication experience (beneficial).
• Education in relevant engineering discipline – City & Guilds/NVQ Level 3, HNC, HND, etc.

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