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Maintenance Engineer
Job in
Bolton, Greater Manchester, CA16, England, UK
Listed on 2026-10-09
Listing for:
ATA Recruitment
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-09
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overtime available at X1.5, holiday equivalent to 23 shifts off, 4% matched pension.
The Opportunity
We are recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join one of the leading FMCG manufacturers in the UK. That supply to all the major retailers across the country. You’ll be implemented into a team of 30 Engineers, conducting PPMs and reactive maintenance across all machinery. There could be some potential project work, as the site is growing. With the addition of more modern automated machinery in place.
The site is very fast paced, depending on demand, 50,000 to 150,000 units are produced a week.
The Role
As a maintenance engineer, you’ll work with a range of machinery including:
Large mixers, ovens and chillers
Depositors, packaging machines and printers
Your focus will be 70% reactive and 30% PPM, using a tablet system for job tracking. This role places a strong emphasis on electrical maintenance and repair. However, you will need to be competent mechanically. You’ll need to be confident working with pneumatics, gearboxes, bearings, shafts, chains, sensors, and control panels etc. Experience fault finding via PLC is also needed.
The Person We’re Looking For
To succeed in this role as a maintenance engineer, you’ll need:
A strong background in maintenance within manufacturing environments
Experience working on both mechanical and electrical components whilst abiding to H&S regulations
Confidence with strip-downs, rebuilds, and reactive maintenance
An Electrical NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent qualification in engineering
A proactive attitude and potential flexibility for overtime and development
This is an ideal role for a maintenance engineer who wants to develop their career in a stable, well-backed facility with real progression and training opportunities.
Why apply?
Joining our client, you will be joining a business that place emphasis on training, development and progression of their engineers. With a significant training budget. The company has been established since 1937, this Bolton site is one out of two in the UK; therefore, it offers strong job security. You will be joining a company that look after their engineer’s future.
If you think you are the right maintenance engineer for this market leader, please press apply, call Sam on (phone number removed), or email your CV too
ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis – for more opportunities like this one, visit our website
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