Maintenance Engineer

Location: Measham, Leicestershire
Salary: £57,000 basic + up to £3,000 production bonus (£60,000 OTE)
Shift: 4 on 4 off, Days & Nights
Overtime: 1.5x and 2x rates
Pension: Up to 10% company contribution

Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking for a well-paid role with excellent overtime, career progression and genuine investment in your development?

ATA Recruitment is working with a market-leading manufacturing business at its flagship site in Measham, North Leicestershire. This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly automated manufacturing environment where you will work on modern production machinery and play a key role in maintaining equipment reliability and minimising downtime.

• £57,000 basic salary
• Up to £3,000 production bonus
• £60,000 OTE
• 1.5x and 2x overtime rates
• Up to 10% company pension contribution
• 4 on 4 off Days & Nights
• Share Saver scheme
• Life assurance and death-in-service benefits
• Excellent training and development
• Long-term career progression
• Strong job security with an established market leader

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for the planned and reactive maintenance of a wide range of automated production equipment.

The site operates 24/7 and includes:

• ABB and FANUC robotic systems
• Automated packaging machinery
• Conveyors
• Mixing machinery
• Presses
• Kilns
• Automated production lines
• Mechanical and electromechanical equipment

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)
• Reactive maintenance and breakdown response
• Mechanical fault finding down to component level
• Mechanical strip-down and rebuild
• Planned and remedial repairs
• Installation and project work
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Continuous improvement activities
• Supporting improvements to equipment reliability and production output

We're looking for an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong mechanical background and previous experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment.

You should have:

• Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer in a factory or manufacturing environment
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• Experience fault finding down to component level
• Experience with mechanical maintenance, repair and rebuild
• A recognised Level 3 engineering qualification or above, such as City & Guilds, NVQ, BTEC, HNC or HND
• Flexibility to work a 4 on 4 off Days & Nights shift pattern
• A proactive approach to maintenance and continuous improvement

The business genuinely invests in its engineers and supports long-term career development. Engineers at the site have been supported through additional qualifications and training, including 18th Edition and PLC training.

If there is additional training or a qualification that could benefit you and the business, there is a genuine willingness to invest.

The company has invested £125m+ across its sites since 2023, demonstrating its commitment to technology, facilities and its people.

Our client is one of the UK's largest manufacturing groups, employing more than 2,000 people across 15 manufacturing sites.

The Measham facility is a large-scale, highly automated production site operating around the clock and producing millions of units every year.

With more than 300 employees having been with the business for over 25 years, the company offers genuine long-term job security and career opportunities.

If you're an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking for a secure position offering £60,000 OTE, excellent overtime, training and career progression, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact Sam Dobbs at ATA Recruitment:
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ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and Engineering recruitment across the UK.

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