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Maintenance Engineer, Lutterworth, £53,137 + Overtime, Private Healthcare, Life Assurance, Subsidised Canteen + Other Great Benefits

Panama Shift (Days and Nights)

About the Company

ATA are working with a global interlogistics provider who design, build, and maintain cutting-edge automation systems across a wide variety of sectors including FMCG, pharma, and food. With over 13 UK sites and growing, their Lutterworth facility is a high-performance operation supporting major well-known brands. Due to continued growth and internal progression, they’re now looking to recruit a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team.

Forces Leavers are welcomed with open arms and supported as they adapt into this role – if this is relevant to you or someone you know, get in touch and we can walk you through the journeys of Ex-Forces members who have jumped onboard and thrived in this role.

About the Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, you’ll be responsible for maintaining and improving a variety of high-speed automated systems across the site, including palletisers, auto stores, conveyors, and robots. The work is fast paced, varied, and hands-on, with opportunities to get involved in both PPM and project work.

As a maintenance engineer on this site, you will be expected to:

Carry out planned and reactive maintenance both electrically and mechanically
Fault finding using multimeters and basic PLC work
Work on a range of components including motors, relays, sensors, shafts, belts, and drives
Support site-wide continuous improvement work
About You:

To be successful as a maintenance engineer in this role, you must have:

An electrical or mechanical Level 3
Strong fault-finding skills
Passion for engineering
Willingness to learn and develop – training is a huge focus
The Benefits

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business that genuinely believes in promoting from within and investing in its people. With structured internal and external training available, this is a perfect environment for an engineer who wants to grow technically and take the next step in their career within automation equipment.

The chosen maintenance engineer will be rewarded with:

£53,137
Great overtime rates (1.5x weekdays, 2x Sundays)
Private healthcare (with option to add family and partners)
Life assurance
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Free onsite facilities: subsidised canteen, showers, pool table, etc.
If you want to hear more about becoming a Maintenance Engineer at this cutting-edge automation site, then please press apply

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation

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