Job Title: Electrically Biased Maintenance Engineer
Location: Leicester
Salary: Entry £47,432 rising through two stages to a maximum of £50,749 dependant on experience
Shifts: Monday - Friday Perm Nights
We are looking for an Electrically biased Maintenance Engineer to join a busy packaging plant in Leicester. Ideally Engineers will have worked within a fast-paced manufacturing environment such as food, pharmaceutical or FMCG and looking for their next role. You'll be joining a strong team of Engineers dedicated to ensuring smooth, efficient operations across the site. Your day-to-day will include a balance of reactive and planned preventative maintenance, driving continuous improvement projects, and helping identify root causes to increase reliability and performance.
Key Responsibilities:
Electrical fault finding and repair on production machinery
Quick and effective response to breakdowns
Lead small projects to improve plant performance
Conduct routine Health & Safety checks on equipment
Work with PLC controls and automation systems
Experience on any of the following machines would be advantageous:
Flow Wrappers
Slitting Machines
Check Weighers
Metal Detectors
Label Printing Machines
Vertical Form Fill & Seal Machines
Conveyor Systems
Hydraulics
Pneumatics
Bearings
Motors
General building maintenance
Ideal Candidate:
Electrically focused engineering qualification (Level 3 or equivalent)
Some mechanical/multi-skilled engineering experience
Experience in delivering improvement projects and efficiency initiatives
Previous experience in a manufacturing environment (food/FMCG/pharma preferred, but not essential)