Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias preferred)
Location: Tiverton
Salary: up to £55,000 (+ bonus)
Shift: 12 hr days and nights (6 hr shift only on Sundays)

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a well-established manufacturing business with the recruitment of a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their site near Tiverton.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy production environment with strong long-term stability, a well-established engineering team and a business that continues to invest across site operations and equipment.

The role would suit an electrically biased maintenance engineer with strong fault-finding ability who enjoys working within fast-paced manufacturing environments and is comfortable supporting both reactive and planned maintenance activities.

What you'll be doing:

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across production and packaging machinery
• Fault finding on electrical systems including 3-phase, motors, drives, relays, sensors, panels and inverters
• Supporting mechanical maintenance including bearings, chains, gearboxes, pumps, seals and general machine strip-downs
• Working across automated and PLC-controlled equipment
• Supporting continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
• Completing PPM activities and ensuring maintenance records are updated correctly
• Working closely with production teams to minimise downtime and maintain site performance

What they're looking for:

• Previous experience within manufacturing, FMCG, food, drink, packaging or similar production environments
• Electrical bias with good multi-skilled maintenance capability
• Strong fault-finding ability on industrial machinery
• Experience working with both electrical and mechanical systems
• 18th Edition desirable, particularly for the higher end of the salary range
• Level 3 engineering qualification or equivalent practical experience
• Comfortable working continental shifts covering days and nights

What's on offer:

• Salary between £50,000 and £55,000
• Annual bonus up to £500
• 23 shifts holiday per year
• Scottish Widows pension scheme
• Death in service
• Perkbox benefits
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Overtime paid at time and a half

This is a great opportunity for a maintenance engineer looking for a secure long-term role within a well-established manufacturing environment offering strong earning potential and career stability.

Apply with your CV or contact Liam Reid at Yolk Recruitment for further information.