Barnsley
Salary: £44,000 + Overtime Available
Shift Pattern
Monday – Thursday
6:00am – 4:00pm
(4 x 10-hour day shifts)
We are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing business in Barnsley working a permanent days-based shift pattern with only four days a week.
This role would suit an electrically biased engineer who enjoys a mix of hands-on maintenance, reliability improvement work, and continuous improvement projects. The position offers a strong balance between reactive maintenance and longer-term engineering improvements focused around machine reliability, downtime reduction, and site performance.
The Role
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving production equipment across site. Alongside planned and reactive maintenance, you will also be involved in reliability-focused engineering activities including root cause analysis, downtime reduction projects, and continuous improvement initiatives.
You will work closely with production and engineering teams to identify recurring issues, improve machine performance, and help drive overall equipment reliability across the factory.
Key Responsibilities
Electrical and mechanical maintenance on production and automated machinery
Root cause analysis to identify and eliminate recurring faults
Supporting continuous improvement (CI) and reliability projects
Assisting with machine upgrades, installations, and modifications
Monitoring equipment performance and identifying opportunities for improvement
Working to reduce downtime and improve overall plant reliability
Requirements
Electrical bias maintenance experience within manufacturing, FMCG, or industrial environments
Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills
Experience working on production or automated machinery
Understanding of reliability, downtime reduction, or continuous improvement methodologies would be advantageous
Engineering qualifications such as NVQ, City & Guilds, or Apprenticeship beneficial
Benefits
Salary of £44,000
Overtime opportunities available
Permanent 4-day working week
Opportunity to work on CI and reliability improvement projects
Stable days-based role within a growing manufacturing business
To apply interviews can be arranged immediately so apply by following the online instructions or send a CV to (url removed)
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Salary description
£44000.00 - £45000.00 per year