Maintenance Engineer
Location: North Norfolk
Salary: £49,000 – £51,000 per annum (£21.82 – £22.59/hour + ~£3,000 shift allowance)
Shift Pattern: Rotating Days & Nights (42 hours per week)
Positions Available: 1
The Role
We are seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join an established engineering shift team within a highly automated, clean manufacturing environment. Working alongside Shift Engineering Leads and fellow engineers, you will be responsible for carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance to ensure equipment reliability and production continuity.
This role is electrically biased but requires strong mechanical capability.
Key Responsibilities
Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive breakdown maintenance.
Diagnose and rectify electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
Support shift engineers in maintaining safe and efficient plant operations.
Work collaboratively with production teams to prioritise maintenance activity.
Ensure all work is completed in line with health and safety procedures.
Accurately record maintenance activities and contribute to reliability improvements.
Equipment & Systems
You will work on a broad range of automated and process machinery, including:
Conveyors and material handling systems
Weighing, bagging, case packing and palletising equipment
Robotic and automated handling systems
Process and thermal equipment
Typical Faults & Technical Exposure
PLC fault-finding (I/O level)
Sensors, relays, and control circuits
Control panels and three-phase systems
Inverters and motor control
Hydraulics and pneumatics
Mechanical components: bearings, belts, chains, motors
Candidate Requirements
Experience as a Maintenance Engineer in a manufacturing or production environment
Electrical bias with solid mechanical fault-finding ability
Engineering qualification at Level 3 or completion of a recognised apprenticeship
Comfortable working rotating day and night shifts
Experience within clean, high-volume production environments preferred
Shift Pattern
Rotating continental-style shifts including days and nights:
Days: 06:45 – 19:15
Nights: 18:45 – 07:15
Package & Benefits
£49,000 – £51,000 per annum
Approx. £3,000 unsociable hours allowance
Overtime paid at time and a quarter
Pension scheme
Life assurance
Training and development opportunities
Employee assistance programme
Free on-site parking
Why Apply?
This is a stable, long-term maintenance role offering exposure to a highly automated operation. While short-term progression is limited, there is potential for longer-term development within the engineering function