Shift Maintenance Engineer in Worksop, Nottinghamshire

SHIFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER – ELECTRICAL BIAS

Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Shift Pattern: Rotating 6am–2pm / 2pm–10pm, Monday to Friday
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

THE OPPORTUNITY

Artemis Talent Solutions is working with an established UK manufacturing business to recruit an experienced, electrically biased Shift Maintenance Engineer for its Worksop facility.

This is an opportunity to join a manufacturing operation where you'll be responsible for keeping production equipment running efficiently, minimising downtime and supporting ongoing improvements across the site.

We're looking for a hands-on, apprentice-trained engineer who enjoys fault-finding, solving technical problems and working with a varied range of manufacturing machinery.

Previous experience working with injection moulding machinery is essential.

THE ROLE

Working as part of the site's engineering function, your responsibilities will include:

• Responding to breakdowns and carrying out effective electrical and mechanical fault diagnosis.

• Completing planned preventative maintenance to maximise equipment reliability.

• Fault-finding on electrical systems, including 415V and 24VDC circuits.

• Working with inverters, servo drives, DC drives and pneumatic systems.

• Reading and interpreting electrical and mechanical drawings.

• Identifying recurring faults and implementing practical engineering improvements.

• Supporting production teams with equipment operation and basic technical training.

• Carrying out risk assessments and ensuring machinery is returned to production safely.

• Working closely with colleagues across Engineering and Production to minimise downtime.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Essential:

• Previous maintenance engineering experience within a manufacturing or production environment.

• Hands-on experience maintaining and fault-finding on injection moulding machinery.

• Strong electrical fault-finding skills and the ability to interpret electrical drawings.

• Experience with inverters, servo drives and DC drives.

• A good understanding of mechanical systems and pneumatics.

• An engineering apprenticeship and NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.

• A logical approach to troubleshooting and the ability to work independently.

An HNC/HND or equivalent engineering qualification is also sought.

You'll be proactive, practical and comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where equipment reliability is critical.

WORKING HOURS

Rotating shifts:

• Early: 6am–2pm

• Late: 2pm–10pm

WHAT'S ON OFFER

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.

• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.

• Company pension scheme.

• Life assurance at 4x salary.

• Enhanced sick pay.

• Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 GP access.

• Electric vehicle and cycle-to-work salary sacrifice schemes.

• Employee recognition and reward schemes.

INTERESTED?

If you're an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer with experience of injection moulding machinery and you're looking for your next opportunity in the Worksop area, we'd welcome your application.

Apply today or contact Artemis Talent Solutions for a confidential discussion.

Artemis Talent Solutions is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.