Maintenance Engineer

  • Permanent
  • Leicester, Leicestershire
  • Posted: 15th April 2026
  • Salary: Up to £54000.00 per annum + + Premium OT + Bonus
  • Duration:
  • Reference: BBBH16266A
  • Industry:
  • Location: Leicester, Leicestershire
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Skills:

This maintenance opportunity provides a stable, well-balanced shift pattern that ensures you can enjoy every other weekend off to recharge and spend time doing what you love. Alongside a stable routine, this role provides excellent opportunities for technical development, further training, and upskilling. With a competitive salary of £54,000, plus bonus, a double-figure employer pension match, and industry-leading benefits, this is an exceptional chance to join a respected market leading manufacturer based in the Leicester area, operating multiple sites across the UK.

What’s on offer for you as a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer:

  • Shift pattern: 5 on / 5 off, 4 on / 5 off, 5 on / 4 off

    • Meaning you benefit from every other weekend off

  • Salary: £54000 + Bonus

  • Pension: Double-figure employer match

  • Extensive training and structured development programmes

  • Work within a world-leading multinational manufacturer

  • Collaborate with a skilled maintenance and project engineering team

Key responsibilities as a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer:

  • Managing plant-wide electrical and mechanical breakdowns, fault-finding, and repairs across a range of manufacturing machinery, including process control systems, conveyors, presses, extruders, hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, drives, inverters, and safety circuits

  • Delivering rapid and effective fault diagnosis and rectification

  • Supporting focused improvement and continuous improvement activities

  • Carrying out basic PLC fault-finding where required

I would love to speak to anyone who has any of the following:

  • Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer / Technician, Electrical Engineer, Multiskilled Engineer, Mechanical Engineer

  • Maintenance engineering experience with a recognised Mechanical or Electrical Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds Level 3, BTEC Level 3 in Engineering, or an equivalent ENIC/NARIC-verified qualification

  • Previous experience working as a Mechanical or Electrical Engineer / Technician within a production setting

Interested? We’d be delighted to speak with you. Apply today and move into a role that aligns with your lifestyle, prioritises your development, and ensures you enjoy every other weekend off.

 
 

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