Senior Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Salary up to £48,000 + shift supplements

Are you an electrically biased, multi-skilled engineer looking to step into a senior role within a highly automated, technically advanced environment? This is an opportunity to become a key member of an engineering team where your expertise, leadership, and problem-solving skills truly matter.

The Role

You’ll be working in a modern, heavily automated site (approx. 80%), maintaining and improving a wide range of machinery and systems. The role offers a balanced mix of planned preventative maintenance and reactive fault-finding, with a strong move towards structured, CMMS-driven maintenance.

This is more than a hands-on role — you’ll be trusted to step up, mentor others, and lead when managers are unavailable, making it ideal for an engineer ready to take on greater responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

Electrical isolation and fault-finding on automated equipment

PLC fault diagnosis (plug-and-play systems)

Mechanical maintenance including pneumatics, motors, chains, and conveyors

Maintenance of automation equipment such as:

Conveyors & motorised rollers

Automated pickers and shuttles

Packaging, bagging, strapping, and labelling machinery

Lifts, printers, and production lines

Completing maintenance reports, documentation, and spare-parts records

Working with contractors and supporting continuous ...