Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Rotherham
Salary: £47,000 – £50,000
Shift: 4 on / 4 off – Days & Nights
Industry: FMCG / Packaging

We’re recruiting for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a busy, high-speed manufacturing and packaging facility in Rotherham.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll be responsible for keeping high-speed production and packaging machinery running safely and efficiently, responding to breakdowns and helping to minimise costly downtime.

The Role

Working as part of a skilled engineering team, you’ll carry out both planned and reactive maintenance across a range of high-speed production and packaging equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out PPM and reactive maintenance.

• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults.

• Maintain and troubleshoot high-speed packaging machinery.

• Respond quickly to breakdowns and minimise downtime.

• Identify recurring faults and implement preventative solutions.

• Support machinery installations, modifications and continuous improvement projects.

• Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation.

• Work closely with production teams to maximise equipment availability.

• Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with site procedures.

About You

• Proven experience as a Maintenance Engineer within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• High-speed packaging machinery experience – essential.

• Strong electrical fault-finding skills with a good mechanical understanding.

• Recognised engineering qualification such as NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, HNC or equivalent.

• Experience working in a high-pressure production environment.

• Proactive approach to preventative maintenance and continuous improvement.

• Able to work independently and as part of a wider engineering team.

• FMCG, food, packaging or similar high-volume manufacturing experience would be advantageous.

What's on Offer

• £47,000 – £50,000

• 4 on / 4 off shift pattern

• Days & nights

• Permanent position

• Opportunity to work on high-speed automated machinery

• Career development and progression