Maintenance Engineer

Excellent opportunity for an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join one of the UK's leading food manufacturers at their modern, highly automated production facility in Leicester.

Following continued investment and business growth, they're expanding their established engineering team. As a Maintenance Engineer, you'll be joining a well-organised maintenance department with strong planning processes, excellent engineering leadership and significant ongoing investment in both equipment and people.

This isn't a business that simply fixes breakdowns. It's a proactive engineering environment where reliability, continuous improvement and preventative maintenance are at the heart of everything they do. Engineers are encouraged to develop new skills, contribute ideas and build long-term careers.

Shift Pattern

• 4 on 4 off Days & Nights
• 06:30 - 18:30 / 18:30 - 06:30

Salary & Benefits

• Salary c£59k
• Quarterly Bonus (£1,200-£3,000 per year)
• 23 shifts holiday plus your birthday off
• Subsidised canteen
• Staff discount scheme
• Critical Illness Cover
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Ongoing technical training and career development
• Excellent long-term progression opportunities

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, you'll play a key role in ensuring the site's highly automated production equipment operates safely, efficiently and reliably.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across automated production machinery
• Diagnosing and fault-finding on electrical and mechanical systems
• Recording maintenance activity using the CMMS system
• Supporting continuous improvement projects to increase reliability and reduce downtime
• Working closely with Production and Engineering colleagues to maximise plant performance
• Maintaining the highest standards of health, safety and engineering compliance

About You

To succeed, you'll ideally have:

• Completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship or be time-served
• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, ONC or HNC in Engineering
• Strong electrical fault-finding and maintenance experience
• Previous experience within food manufacturing or another fast-paced manufacturing environment
• A proactive attitude with a willingness to learn and develop
• The ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative engineering team

Whether your background is food, FMCG, packaging, automotive, pharmaceuticals or another automated manufacturing environment, we'd be keen to hear from you.

If you're looking for a Maintenance Engineer role where you'll be supported, challenged and given genuine opportunities to progress within a business that continues to invest in its people and technology, apply today.

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