Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Leicester

Permanent

£40,000 – £45,000 (inclusive of shift allowance)

Working Pattern

12-hour shifts – 7am–7pm / 7pm–7am

Rotating days and nights

Typical rotation:

Week 1 (Days):
Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Week 2 (Days):
Wednesday, Thursday

Pattern then repeats on nights

Provides full 24/7 engineering coverage

The Role

Join a high-quality manufacturing site operating in a technically demanding, safety-critical environment.

This role offers a strong electrical bias (approx. 60%) with mechanical support (approx. 40%), working on automated production equipment where uptime, reliability, and standards genuinely matter.

You’ll be part of a shift-based engineering team responsible for breakdowns, fault-finding, planned maintenance, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Electrical and mechanical maintenance on industrial manufacturing equipment

Electrical fault-finding on motors, drives, sensors, and control systems

PLC hardware and logic fault diagnosis

Planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance

Accurate use of a CMMS

Support continuous improvement initiatives

Work to strict health, safety, and quality standards

What We’re Looking For

NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering

Strong electrical fault-finding experience in an industrial environment

PLC fault-finding capability

CMMS experience

Good mechanical aptitude

Understanding of variable speed drives and servo systems

Desirable:

18th Edition

Lean / Kaizen / Six Sigma exposure

Experience in high-quality or regulated manufacturing

Why Apply?

£40k–£45k all-in salary

Technically interesting, automated plant

Stable, long-term role within a global manufacturing group

Opportunity to be part of a site on a genuine improvement journey