Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Grantham

Up to £56,000 per annum | 4 on 4 off | Days & Nights | Permanent

Are you an electrically qualified Maintenance Engineer looking for a well-paid, permanent opportunity with a major UK food manufacturing business?

Do you enjoy fault finding, solving engineering problems and keeping production machinery running efficiently?

We're recruiting an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a busy, large-scale manufacturing operation in Anwick, near Sleaford.

You'll be joining an established engineering team responsible for maintaining and improving production equipment across a fast-paced manufacturing facility.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Electrical Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer or electrically biased Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for long-term stability, development and the opportunity to work within a major manufacturing business.

What's in it for you?

• Salary up to £56,000 per annum

• Permanent, full-time position

• 4 on 4 off rotating shift pattern

• Days: 5:30am – 5:30pm

• Nights: 5:30pm – 5:30am

• Company pension

• Competitive holiday entitlement

• Life assurance

• Family-friendly policies

• Training and development opportunities

• Career opportunities within a major UK and European manufacturing group

What you'll be doing

As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you'll play an important role in maintaining machinery reliability, minimising downtime and supporting production performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Responding to electrical breakdowns and production machinery faults.

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance.

• Fault finding, diagnosing and repairing electrical faults on manufacturing equipment.

• Working with single-phase and three-phase electrical systems.

• Maintaining, servicing and repairing production machinery.

• Supporting improvements in machinery reliability, equipment availability and OEE.

• Working alongside other engineers and engineering management to resolve technical issues.

• Recording maintenance activity, labour and parts through SAP or similar maintenance systems.

• Identifying opportunities to reduce downtime and improve first-time fix rates.

• Following electrical safety procedures, including isolation and lock-out/tag-out requirements.

• Supporting colleagues, apprentices and production teams where required.

What we're looking for

We're keen to hear from electrically qualified engineers who have experience maintaining machinery in a manufacturing, production or industrial environment.

Essential requirements:

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.

• UK-recognised electrical engineering qualifications.

• Previous hands-on electrical maintenance or fault-finding experience.

• Experience working with single-phase and three-phase electrical systems.

• Ability to diagnose and resolve machinery breakdowns.

• Good understanding of planned and reactive maintenance.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a safety-conscious approach.

• Willingness to work rotating 12-hour day and night shifts.

Experience in any of the following environments would be particularly relevant:

• Food manufacturing or food processing

• FMCG

• Packaging

• Poultry or meat processing

• High-volume production

• Industrial manufacturing

Knowledge of SAP, 17th or 18th Edition electrical regulations, mechanical maintenance or continuous improvement would be advantageous, but isn't essential.

Why consider this opportunity?

This isn't just another maintenance position.

You'll be joining a major UK and European food manufacturing group, working in a busy production environment where engineering makes a genuine difference to operational performance.

You'll have the opportunity to develop your engineering skills, tackle a variety of maintenance challenges and contribute to improving machinery reliability and production efficiency.

If you're an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Maintenance Technician or electrically biased Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for your next opportunity in Lincolnshire, we'd be keen to speak with you.

Apply today for a confidential conversation about the role, salary and opportunities available.

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