Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Desford

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off (Days & Nights)

Salary: £55,000 + Up to £3,000 Annual Bonus

Pension: 15% Total (10% Employer / 5% Employee)

Overview

We are recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a large, well-established engineering team at a brand-new, highly automated manufacturing site in Desford. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the fastest-producing facilities in Europe , operating within a dusty but cutting-edge environment filled with modern automated machinery.

The Role

As a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving a wide range of production equipment. Your key responsibilities include:

Key Duties

Mechanical fault finding and repair across fast-paced production machinery

Conducting planned preventative maintenance (PPM)

Responding to breakdowns and reducing engineering downtime

Working on conveyors, mixers, ovens, and kilns

Supporting the wider engineering team within a highly automated environment

Ensuring all engineering activities are carried out safely and efficiently

Working Hours / Overtime Structure

4 on 4 off , rotating days and nights

296 banked hours annually, reducing to 206 hours after daily handover (5:30-6:00)

206 hours is equivalent to 18 days of overtime per year

Overtime during holiday cover on weekends is paid at time and a half

Any other overtime is also paid at time and a half

About You - Essential Criteria

Must be mechanically qualified (NVQ Level 3 or above)

Experience within FMCG or heavy industrial environments

Strong mechanical fault-finding skills

Ability to work effectively in a dusty, high-output manufacturing site

Industries Considered

FMCG

Heavy Industrial / Process

Automated manufacturing environments

Environment & Machinery

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