Maintenance Technician

Job Description:

Maintenance Technician – £50,400 – Derby

Benefits include: Annual bonus, paid overtime, 18% total pension contribution (6% employee / 12% employer), life assurance, private healthcare, excellent company car scheme, 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays with the opportunity to earn an additional 39 holiday hours, and more.
Shift Pattern: 3-shift rotation (Earlies, Lates, Nights / Days & Nights rotation)

Why join this company?

Our client is entering a major phase of growth as they prepare to launch a brand-new vehicle platform in 2026. With significant investment planned across their Engineering and Maintenance functions, this is a rare opportunity to join one of the UK’s most advanced manufacturing sites at a time of major expansion.

• New model launch planned for 2026 – excellent long-term security & investment
• World-class training – Gain multi-skilled development including PLC programming
• Outstanding culture – High employee engagement and long service across the team
• Cutting-edge technology & continuous improvement mindset
• Trust & empowerment from day one

About the company

Based in Derbyshire, this is a flagship UK manufacturing plant operating to true world-class standards. The site employs over 2,000 people and is structured across five major production areas — Press, Body, Paint, Plastics, and Assembly — offering a wide variety of engineering challenges.

With a turnover in the billions and a reputation for innovation, the site is recognised internationally for its use of advanced automation, lean methodologies, and continuous improvement culture.

About the role

As a Maintenance Technician, you’ll play a key role in ensuring equipment reliability across high-volume production lines. This is a hands-on role where you’ll be responsible for:

• Completing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to minimise downtime
• Fault finding and problem-solving using mechanical, electrical and PLC diagnostic methods
• Driving improvements to machine reliability
• Supporting CI initiatives and project-based engineering work

About you

You’ll be the kind of engineer who takes pride in doing a job properly and enjoys solving problems on the shop floor.

• Multiskilled with either mechanical or electrical bias
• Currently working as a Maintenance Technician / Engineer within manufacturing
•  Apprentice trained & NVQ Level 3 qualified
•  Comfortable working shifts and supporting overtime when required

The Benefits

You’ll be joining a company that genuinely invests in its people. Whether you want to deepen your technical skills or work your way into senior roles, you’ll be given responsibility, autonomy and access to structured development pathways.

Interested?
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