Shift Maintenance Engineer

SK Leonard Ltd.; Leeds; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

21 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension scheme

Ongoing training and development

Permanent, stable position

Opportunity to develop within an est.\

Job summary

SK Leonard Ltd. in Leeds is seeking a Shift Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing site. The role offers a £39,275 basic salary with overtime and an OTE of £42,000+ on a permanent, stable contract.

You’ll work a rotating 3-shift pattern Monday to Friday, 8 hours per shift, with mornings, afternoons and nights to cover production needs. You’ll perform planned and reactive maintenance on production machinery, carry out PPM, fault finding on electrical and mechanical systems, read

Qualifications

• Electrical and mechanical maintenance experience.
• Strong fault-finding ability.
• Experience reading engineering drawings or schematics.
• Experience with planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on production machinery.
• Record maintenance activity through CMMS.
• Repair and maintain production equipment to minimise downtime.
• Support engineering improvements and projects.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Reading drawings/schematics

Education

Electrical/Mechanical qualification or apprenticeship

Job description

Shift Maintenance Engineer

Leeds - LS12

£39,275 basic + Overtime | OTE £42,000+

8-Hour Shifts | Monday to Friday | Permanent

Looking for a maintenance role with 8-hour shifts rather than 12-hour days?

We’re recruiting a Shift Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing business in Leeds.

This is a permanent opportunity offering a £39,275 basic salary, regular overtime opportunities and an OTE of £42,000+.

You’ll join an established engineering team carrying out a mixture of planned and reactive maintenance across a busy manufacturing site.

The Shift Pattern

You’ll work a rotating 3-shift pattern across Monday to Friday, working 8-hour shifts:

• Mornings: 06:15 – 14:15
• Afternoons: 14:15 – 22:15
• Nights: 22:15 – 06:15
• 8-hour shifts
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime available

What’s On Offer?

• £39,275 basic salary
• OTE £42,000+
• Overtime available
• 8-hour shifts
• Monday-Friday shift pattern
• 21 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Ongoing training and development
• Permanent, stable position
• Opportunity to develop within an established engineering team

What You'll Be Doing

As a Shift Maintenance Engineer, you’ll be responsible for keeping production machinery running efficiently, including:

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
• Reactive maintenance and breakdown response
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding
• Repairing and maintaining production machinery
• Working with motors, sensors and control systems
• Mechanical maintenance involving bearings, belts, gearboxes, pneumatics and hydraulics
• Recording maintenance activity through CMMS
• Supporting engineering improvements and projects
• Working with production teams to reduce downtime

What We’re Looking For

We’d like to hear from engineers with experience working within a manufacturing, production or industrial environment.

You could currently be working as a:

Shift Engineer | Maintenance Engineer | Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer | Multi Skilled Engineer | Electrical Maintenance Engineer | Mechanical Maintenance Engineer | Engineering Technician | Maintenance Technician

Ideally, you’ll have:

• Electrical and mechanical maintenance experience
• Strong fault-finding ability
• Experience maintaining production or manufacturing equipment
• An electrical or mechanical engineering qualification/apprenticeship
• Experience with PPM and reactive maintenance
• Ability to read engineering drawings or electrical schematics
• A practical, hands‑on approach to engineering

You don’t need to be purely electrically or mechanically biased – we’re interested in engineers who are comfortable working across both disciplines.