Job Description:

Major Recruitment have an exciting and rare opportunity available for an experienced Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established, long-standing packaging manufacturer based in Leeds. This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled engineer with a strong electrical bias and proven experience within a manufacturing environment.

About Our Client

Our client is a highly respected UK manufacturer, operating from modern, state-of-the-art modern facilities. They specialise in delivering innovative, high-quality flexible packaging solutions, including printed packaging, bags, pouches, films, and laminated products for major UK and European brands across food, home, and consumer goods sectors. With a strong heritage and continued investment in technology and people, they remain at the forefront of their industry.

What's in it for you

• Salary: £40,000 - £46,500 (Depdendent on experience)
• Shifts: Rotating (Mon-Fri: 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm / 10pm-6am)
• Immediate start available for the right candidate
• On-site canteen facilities
• Company pension scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Health and wellbeing programme
• Genuine opportunity for progression
• Company sick pay
• Staff store discounts

About the Role

Our client is seeking a skilled electrically biased Maintenance Engineer to join their fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing operation. This is a hands-on, technically engaging role where you'll act as a key engineering contact on shift, driving machinery performance, supporting production, and championing continuous improvement across the site.

You'll ideally be multi-skilled, with exposure to PLCs and automated systems, and thrive in a preventative maintenance environment. Working alongside an experienced engineering team, you'll play a critical role in ensuring equipment reliability, minimising downtime, and enhancing operational efficiency.

Maintenance Engineer - Day-to-Day Duties

• Providing reactive maintenance support to the production operation.
• Assessment, identification, modification and performance of preventive maintenance, scheduled maintenance, modifications, or failures / breakdowns on production and packaging machines / lines, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical.
• Engineering corrective actions to support the Production Line Manager in ensuring that safe product is produced in line with legislation and Quality standards.
• Actively identify and implement plans to eliminate unnecessary losses such as cost, waste, and inefficiencies.
• Undertaking fault finding, problem solving and planned and preventative maintenance on plant and equipment to maximise equipment reliability and performance.
• Ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards and controls to ensure all work is carried out correctly and safely.
• Identify and recommend opportunities for improvements to promote Health & Safety and/or operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Attend and resolve breakdowns, to ensure minimum down time.
• Continuous improvement of equipment, improving safety, efficiency, changeovers and minimising downtime.
• Undertaking improvements projects to increase machine efficiencies and output.
• Reporting on potential breakdowns, maintenance issues, equipment performance, and plant data.
• Install and commission new equipment when required.
• Working with PLC's to fault find and repair production equipment.
• Carry out checks and inspection of plant, machinery, and equipment, maximise machine utilisation, decrease cycle times.
• Work closely with the production team.
• Gain a wide, in-depth knowledge of the current production facility, equipment and processes.
• Responsibility for the implementation and execution of the factory asset maintenance programme and aimed to eliminate unplanned stops and optimise maintenance cost.
• Carry out proactive and reactive maintenance on electrical and mechanical systems on the companies state of the art production lines in a number of different areas of the business.

Health, Safety & Compliance

• Adhere to and promote safe working practices
• Identify and report hazards to maintain a safe environment
• Accurately report incidents, near-misses, and maintenance issues
• Maintain high standards of hygiene and housekeeping

Skills & Experience

• Educated to a minimum NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in an Electrical or Mechanical Engineering time served apprenticeship.
• 17thor 18th edition wiring regulations is desirable
• Will have knowledge in electrical or mechanical maintenance, within a manufacturing industry.
• Have excellent fault-finding and repair skills.
• Demonstrate strong mechanical comprehension
• Have working knowledge of PLC fault-finding and repair, any programming skills would be of great interest.
• Experience of modern manufacturing techniques such as 5S, LEAN and TPM would be ideal.
• An analytical mind-set coupled with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be familiar with working to planned and preventative maintenance schedules in a continuous improvement environment.
• Be keen to learn and develop your skills further with a great work ethic and can-do attitude.
• Driving licence and own transport.

Personal Attributes

• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work independently
• Strong communication skills across all levels of the business
• Well-organised with the ability to prioritise workload effectively
• Team-oriented with a collaborative mindset
• Committed to continuous learning and development

This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking business offering stability, technical challenge, and the chance to make a real impact on operational performance.

Why Join?

This is your chance to join a company that values its people, supports career progression, and invests in high standards and continuous improvement. If you're passionate about engineering and ready to bring your skills to a dynamic production environment, this is the role for you.

How to Apply

Sound like the perfect fit? We'd love to see your CV. Please send us your up-to-date CV highlighting your relevant experience. If you're shortlisted, we'll be in touch within 2 working days.

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