Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Overview

Maintenance Engineer –

Location:

Chesterfield – Salary: £34,000 + Overtime (1.5x) –

Hours:

38 per week (Days) – Benefits: 3% Pension, Life Assurance, Overtime Available, Flexible Day Off in Lieu

An established and forward-thinking manufacturing business with over 40 years of industry expertise is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join its on-site engineering team. The company operates within a specialist plastics manufacturing environment and continues to invest heavily in its people, plant, and processes to ensure high-quality output and operational excellence.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be part of a small on-site team of two engineers responsible for maintaining production machinery and ensuring minimal downtime across the site.

• Providing electrical maintenance across all production machinery
• Carrying out both reactive breakdown repairs and planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
• Maintaining equipment in optimum operating condition
• Attending breakdowns during working hours and participating in an on-call rota
• Fault finding on:
  Sensors, relays, and motors
• PLC systems
• Hydraulics and pneumatics
• Moulding machinery

• Recognised electrical qualifications
• Proven experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• Ability to work independently and hit the ground running
• A proactive and reliable approach to maintenance
• Experience with in plastics or rotational moulding environments would be advantageous but not essential.

• £34,000 basic salary
• Overtime paid at 1.5x
• 3% company pension contribution
• Life assurance
• 38-hour working week (days)
• 6-hour Saturday shift with the choice of any day off during the week
• Ongoing training and structured shadowing
• Supportive team environment with clear reporting structure
• This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable and well-invested manufacturing business offering long-term security, flexibility, and additional earning potential