Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Job description

The basics:

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer – Mechanical

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Leicester – near Syston

Pay: £56,893.20 + overtime = earnings of £60,000 and upwards achievable

Overtime: x1.25 Mon-Sat and 1.5 Sun

Shift: 4on 4off days and nights (2 days 2 nights 4 off) – usually the first month/when getting to know the plant you will work Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm before going on to shift.

Holidays: 21 days

Benefits: 5% pension, Life Assurance (3x annual salary), Discount on products, Free onsite parking, Private health care.

Overview:

With manufacturing facilities located across the globe you will be working in an automated production environment that will involve projects, installations along with planned and re-active maintenance.

Key responsibilities of the Maintenance Engineer role:

• To maintain service and repair all automated plant machinery to minimise production down time.
• To provide technical support on all projects, installations and breakdowns
• PPM's

The ideal candidate / Maintenance Engineer may have some of the following, however, please note these are only desirable and not essential as all applications will be looked at individually:

• Strong mechanical background maintaining automated machinery ideally within a production environment/similar

Commutable from:

Leicester, Syston, Thurmaston, Loughborough, Coalville and surrounding areas.

If you are interested in the Maintenance Engineer role, please apply immediately due to the urgency of this role.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Leicester

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

22-05-2026

Profession type

Manufacturing / Industrial

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English