Maintenance Engineer in Leicester

Maintenance Engineer – Continental Shift Pattern

Location: Commutable from Hinckley, Leicester, Loughborough, Ratby, Groby, Rugby, Market Harborough

Salary: £50,000 + Benefits + Overtime Available

Benefits:

• Bupa Cash Plan
• Opportunities for development and upskilling

Overview

Our client is seeking a multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias to join their team. You will be responsible for both electrical and mechanical maintenance on new and existing equipment. While a background in food manufacturing is preferred, the client is open to candidates with transferable skills and a positive, proactive attitude.

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will ensure that all plant, equipment, and site services are maintained and repaired in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner, maximizing plant efficiency. You will also help manage the engineering resource and ensure compliance with all current codes of practice, standards, and statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain all equipment and plant to the highest standards.
• React promptly and efficiently to breakdowns.
• Perform PLC fault finding to input and output level.
• Resolve issues highlighted by in-house HACCP audits.
• Respond to out-of-hours calls for breakdowns as required.
• Improve machine reliability through planned preventative maintenance.
• Troubleshoot electrical equipment effectively.

Experience & Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have experience with food process machinery, but the client is also happy to consider candidates with transferable skills from other industries.

Essential/Preferred Qualifications:

• BTEC/ONC qualification in an Electrical discipline, or Multi-Skilled Engineering qualification.
• C&G 2330 Level 3 Electro-technical certificate combined with NVQ3 Electrical Maintenance.
• Time-served apprentice.
• HNC in Electrical, Mechanical, or Production Maintenance Engineering.

Who This Role Suits

This position would suit:

• Maintenance Engineer
• Maintenance Technician
• Electrical Maintenance Engineer
• Shift Engineer
• Day Engineer
• Multi-Skilled Engineer
• Mechanical Engineer
• Service Engineer
• Packaging Engineer

Our client is looking for a motivated, proactive individual with a can-do attitude, as there will be many opportunities for further development and upskilling within this role.