Maintenance Engineer

Job Description:

We are currently supporting a well-established manufacturing business based in Thurmaston, Leicester who are looking to add an electrically biased Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to their engineering team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a stable, well-invested manufacturing site where engineers are trusted to take ownership of maintenance and improvement activities across the plant.

The role operates on a double days shift pattern (6am–2pm / 2pm–10pm) with one week of nights every five weeks. The night shift week consists of four x 8-hour shifts, providing a balanced and manageable rotation.

The Role

You will be responsible for supporting the site through a mixture of reactive maintenance, planned preventative maintenance and continuous improvement activity.

Working closely with production teams, you will play a key role in ensuring machinery uptime and driving reliability across the facility.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Electrical and mechanical fault finding on manufacturing equipment

• Supporting PPM schedules and planned engineering work

• Diagnosing faults on motors, sensors, drives, relays and control systems

• Working with production teams to minimise downtime and improve performance

• Supporting continuous improvement and reliability initiatives across the site

What We’re Looking For

We’re keen to speak with engineers who have experience within manufacturing or production environments, ideally with a strong electrical skillset.

You will ideally have:

• Experience fault finding on three-phase electrical systems

• Strong problem-solving ability within a fast-paced manufacturing environment

• A proactive attitude towards maintenance and reliability

Electrical qualifications such as NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds / HNC or equivalent would be advantageous.

What’s On Offer

• £48,000 basic salary

• Structured shift pattern with limited nights

• Stable manufacturing environment

• Opportunity to join a well-established engineering team

If you would like to find out more about the opportunity, please apply or get in touch for a confidential conversation.