Electrical Maintenance Engineer 4 on 4 off
1 day ago
Newark
Electrical Maintenance Engineer 4 on 4 off Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire Salary: £50,275 per annum + excellent benefits Hours: 4 on 4 off 6.00am to 6.00pm / 6.00pm to 6.00am Shift Pattern: 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off Job Type: Permanent, Full Time Sector: Food Manufacturing / FMCG / Hatchery / Production Engineering Are you a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer, Maintenance Technician or Engineering Technician looking for a well-paid, permanent role with a clear 4 on 4 off shift pattern? This is an excellent opportunity to join a major UK food manufacturing business at its Newark Hatchery, supporting the smooth and efficient running of a fast-paced production environment. You will play a key role in maintaining incubators, hatchers, automatic handling systems, production equipment and associated hatchery machinery, helping to minimise downtime and keep operations running safely and efficiently. Whats in it for you? • £50,275 per annum, • Permanent, full-time role, • 4 on 4 off shift pattern, • 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off, • Competitive holiday entitlement, • Pension contribution, • Life assurance, • Family-friendly policies, • Learning and development opportunities, • Fast-paced food manufacturing / hatchery environment, • Hands-on maintenance role with real variety The Role As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer / Multi-Skilled Engineer, you will be responsible for planned maintenance, reactive repairs, fault finding and engineering support across hatchery and site equipment. This will include maintaining incubators, hatchers, ancillary hatchery equipment, automatic handling systems and wider production machinery. You will respond quickly to breakdowns, investigate faults, carry out repairs and support improvements to equipment reliability and performance. You will also support health, safety, welfare and biosecurity standards across the hatchery, while keeping accurate maintenance records and contributing to continuous improvement activity. Key Responsibilities • Maintain incubators, hatchers and associated hatchery equipment, • Carry out planned preventative maintenance across production and site equipment, • Respond quickly to breakdowns and equipment faults, • Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical issues, • Maintain automatic handling systems and production machinery, • Investigate faults and implement timely corrective actions, • Support improvements to equipment reliability and performance, • Carry out servicing, repairs and general engineering support, • Support engineering projects, upgrades and equipment installations, • Maintain accurate maintenance and breakdown records, • Support health, safety, welfare and biosecurity standards, • Liaise with the Maintenance Manager on current and future equipment issues, • Support spare parts control, workshop standards and stores housekeeping What Were Looking For We are looking for a practical, hands-on engineer who can diagnose faults quickly, take ownership and keep production equipment running. You could be working as a: • Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, • Electrical Maintenance Engineer, • Maintenance Engineer, • Shift Engineer, • Engineering Technician, • Maintenance Technician, • FMCG Engineer, • Manufacturing Engineer, • Production Engineer You will need: • Mechanical and electrical maintenance experience, • Strong electrical fault-finding skills, • Recognised mechanical and/or electrical engineering qualification, • Experience in production, manufacturing, food manufacturing, FMCG, automated handling, hatchery, agricultural processing or a similar environment, • Good understanding of planned and reactive maintenance, • A proactive, responsible and safety-conscious approach, • Strong attention to detail, • Good organisational skills, • Ability to work independently and as part of a team, • Willingness to work a 4 on 4 off days and nights shift pattern Previous hatchery maintenance experience would be beneficial, but it is not essential. Candidates from food manufacturing, FMCG, automated production, poultry, agriculture, packaging, process manufacturing or similar engineering environments will also be considered. Location The role is based at Newark Hatchery, and is commutable from Newark, Lincoln, Grantham, Mansfield, Retford, Sleaford, Worksop, Nottingham, Bingham, Southwell and surrounding areas. Apply Now Apply today for immediate consideration if you are a hands-on Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer or Maintenance Technician looking for a permanent 4 on 4 off role within a fast-paced food manufacturing and hatchery environment. JBRP1_UKTJ