Job Title: Electrically Biased Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Location: Leicester
Salary: £43,000 + £2,000 Annual Allowance
Shifts: Monday - Friday Days

We are looking for an Electrically biased Maintenance Engineer to join a busy packaging plant in Leicester. Ideally Engineers will have worked within a fast-paced manufacturing environment such as food, pharmaceutical or FMCG and looking for their next role. You'll be joining a strong team of Engineers dedicated to ensuring smooth, efficient operations across the site. Your day-to-day will include a balance of reactive and planned preventative maintenance, driving continuous improvement projects, and helping identify root causes to increase reliability and performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Electrical fault finding and repair on production machinery
• Quick and effective response to breakdowns
• Lead small projects to improve plant performance
• Conduct routine Health & Safety checks on equipment
• Work with PLC controls and automation systems

Experience on any of the following machines would be advantageous

• Flow Wrappers
• Slitting Machines
• Check Weighers
• Metal Detectors
• Label Printing Machines
• Vertical Form Fill & Seal Machines
• Conveyor Systems
• Hydraulics
• Pneumatics
• Bearings
• Motors
• General building maintenance

Ideal Candidate:

• Electrically focused engineering qualification (Level 3 or equivalent)
• Some mechanical/multi-skilled engineering experience
• Experience in delivering improvement projects and efficiency initiatives
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment (food/FMCG/pharma preferred, but not essential)