Maintenance Engineer

Description:

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Selby (Yorkshire)

Shift

Week 1 - Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 6 am-6 pm

Week 2 - Monday, Tuesday - 6 am-6 pm, Wednesday, Thursday - 6 pm-6 am

Week 3 - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday - 6 pm-6 am

7 days off

Due to an internal promotion, we’re looking for a skilled Electrical Engineer to join a large, friendly team of around 100 engineers. You’ll carry out planned preventative and proactive maintenance across modern production equipment, utilities and services, while also supporting continuous improvement projects and providing rapid response to breakdowns when required.

This is a fantastic time to join – the business is in a strong growth phase with significant ongoing investment across its manufacturing sites, giving you the chance to develop your career in a forward-thinking environment.

Responsibilities - Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

• Performing proactive and preventative electrical maintenance
• Rapid reactive fault-finding and breakdown repairs
• Leading improvement and upgrade projects
• Taking ownership for the maintenance of specific production lines
• Actively supporting lean manufacturing initiatives

Qualifications/Experience – Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

• Proven experience maintaining multi-axis CNC machinery and extraction systems
• Background in a fast-paced manufacturing or industrial setting (FMCG highly advantageous)
• Woodworking/wood-based manufacturing experience is a strong advantage
• Knowledge of Siemens S7, Pilz Safety PLCs or similar (desirable)
• Strong fault-finding, root-cause analysis and corrective action skills
• Familiarity with computerised maintenance management systems
• PUWER knowledge beneficial
• Minimum NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering – essential
• Completed apprenticeship or relevant qualifications with solid hands-on experience

Benefits - Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

• Highly competitive salary with built-in shift premiums
• Generous pension – employer contributes up to 12%
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (with option to buy extra)
• Free onsite parking & subsidised canteen (worth over £1,000 a year)
• Save As You Earn share scheme
• Outstanding reward & recognition programmes
• Genuine career progression and funded training opportunities