Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Location: Bottesford
Salary: £44,027 per annum + excellent benefits
Shift Pattern: Double Days rotating weekly (6am 2pm / 2pm 10pm)

Excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established food manufacturing business!

Are you a skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge within a successful manufacturing environment?

We are working with a highly regarded, farmer-owned food manufacturer with over 100 years of heritage. Renowned for producing award-winning speciality food products, the business supplies customers across the UK and exports internationally.

Due to continued investment and the ongoing development of its engineering function, they are looking to recruit a hands-on Maintenance Engineer to join their established team.

This is an excellent opportunity to work with a variety of automated production and packaging machinery, where you can utilise your electrical and mechanical skills while playing a key role in improving equipment reliability and minimising downtime.

The Role Maintenance Engineer

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving production equipment across the site, ensuring machinery operates safely, efficiently and reliably.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance.
• Diagnosing and repairing electrical and mechanical faults.
• Fault-finding on automated production and packaging machinery.
• Reading and interpreting electrical and mechanical engineering drawings.
• Identifying recurring faults and implementing improvements to equipment reliability.
• Working closely with production teams to minimise downtime.
• Supporting the installation and commissioning of new machinery.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records and ensuring all work meets health and safety requirements.
• Working collaboratively with the wider engineering team to maximise plant availability.

The Ideal Candidate

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

• A Level 3 Engineering qualification or equivalent.
• Previous experience working as a Maintenance Engineer within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong electrical and/or mechanical maintenance skills.
• Good electrical fault-finding and diagnostic abilities.
• Experience maintaining production or automated machinery.
• The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• A proactive approach to fault-finding and continuous improvement.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: £40,040 £44,027 per annum, depending on experience.
• Shift Pattern: Rotating double days.Private healthcare.
  • Week 1: 6am 2pm.
  • Week 2: 2pm 10pm.
• 6% matched pension contribution.
• 8% annual bonus.
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.

Interested in this Maintenance Engineer opportunity?

If you're an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking to join a long-established manufacturing business offering excellent benefits, job security and the opportunity to work with a diverse range of production equipment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Karolis Stenas directly:

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