Job Description
Maintenance Engineer (Manufacturing Environment)
?? Location: Coventry area?? Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 + overtime + on-call payments?? Hours: Days, 8:00am - 4:30pm moving to afters �? Holidays: 30 days + Christmas shutdown
The Role
We are recruiting an experienced Maintenance Engineer Elec bias to join a well-established manufacturing site operating within a fast-paced production environment. You'll work as part of a skilled engineering team ensuring plant, production, and packing equipment runs safely, efficiently, and reliably.
This role suits a hands-on, time-served engineer with strong fault-finding ability and a proactive approach to continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
* Communicate effectively with engineering colleagues and production teams via shift logs and email systems
* Accurately record data and plant readings, including industrial refrigeration systems
* Diagnose faults and carry out repairs to mechanical and electrical equipment to minimise downtime
* Use planned preventative maintenance (PPM) systems effectively
* Support continuous improvement initiatives across engineering and production
* Work on a wide variety of equipment including:
o Pneumatics, hydraulics, steam systems
o Three-phase electrics, inverters and PLCs
o Compressed air systems
o Industrial refrigeration
o Mechanical components such as bearings and drives
About You
* Time-served engineer or completed apprenticeship (electrical qualification preferred)
* Strong background in manufacturing or FMCG environments
* Practical, hands-on mindset - "old school" engineer style with solid fault-finding skills
* Willing to learn site-specific equipment and systems
The Package
* Salary: £40,000 - £45,000
* Overtime available
* On-call rota: Weekends only during peak period (April-December), £50 call-out fee regardless of attendance
* Pension: 3% employer / 5% employee (NEST)
* Life assurance: x2 salary
* Holidays: 30 days + Christmas shutdown (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day)
* No bank holiday shutdown - production runs as normal with enhanced holiday entitlement