Maintenance Engineer

Leicester Forest East
3 months ago
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Maintenance Engineer

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Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance engineer – £50,000 – Leicestershire - 4 on 4 off days & nights
Package: 10% pension, 23-day holiday, Overtime – 1.5 and double on Sunday, (plus 2 bonus 56K OTE)
Why join?
With over 200 years of heritage and a workforce of more than 2,000 talented people, we are a business built on opportunity, innovation, and long-term growth.
They are far more than a traditional British manufacturer. The ideas, creativity, and expertise of our teams help shape a diverse range of building products and solutions used across the UK — setting new standards and enabling architects, developers, and engineers to create exceptional places and spaces.
Top-tier training - offers mechanical training on robotics ABB and Fanuc they do offer HNC etc for the ambitious individuals.
Maintenance Engineer Responsibilities Include:

  • Maintaining hoppers, mixers, conveyors, silos, large hydraulics systems, packaging machinery, pneumatics, and other large-scale processing equipment.
  • Receiving jobs via the tablet-based maintenance system and completing work in line with PPM schedules.
  • Carrying out mechanical maintenance, repairs, and component replacements on heavy industrial plant.
  • Supporting the installation of new machinery, equipment, and plant upgrades.
  • Applying continuous improvement techniques to increase efficiency and reduce downtime.
  • Performing root cause analysis to prevent recurring breakdowns and improve reliability.
    About You:
  • A flexible, positive attitude with a genuine desire to improve, learn, and develop.
  • Time-served apprenticeship in Maintenance Engineering (Mechanical), Engineering Manufacture (Mechanical), Mechatronics (Mechanical) or similar.
  • NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Apprenticeship (or equivalent).
  • Maintenance engineer experiences working with pneumatic and hydraulic systems, including fault diagnosis.
  • Open to ex-forces candidates with relevant mechanical experience.
  • Basic knowledge of welding and fabrication.
    Company Overview
    Our client is one of the UK’s largest manufacturing groups nationwide and employing over 2,100 people. Although well-established, the business continues to make steady improvements and invest where needed to support its long-term operations.
    This role sits within one of more traditional manufacturing sites. While the plant has seen some upgrades over the years, it remains a heavy industrial environment with equipment that requires hands-on mechanical work and regular attention.
    The site operates a wide range of long-standing machinery including mixers, conveyors, silos, hydraulics, pneumatics, and large material-handling systems. Engineers joining the team can expect a practical, mechanically demanding environment with a consistent flow of maintenance work.
    The business supplies a broad range of markets across the UK, giving it stability and consistent demand, even if the site itself is more traditional than modern.
    If you are ready to take the next step in your engineering career and join a world-class manufacturing team as a maintenance engineer, we would love to hear from you!
    Please press apply, call Rio Justin
    ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis – for more opportunities like this one, visit our website
    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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