An exclusive vacancy is available for a Maintenance Engineer to join a food manufacturing company based in Thorne, South Yorkshire working Monday - Friday 8-hour shifts rotating mornings, afternoons and nights.

This opportunity is paying £42,370 per annum plus up to £3,972 per annum for shift handover as well as plenty of overtime available paid at 1.5x.

You will be offered additional benefits including 2 x life insurance, 31 days annual leave and a company healthcare scheme.

Our award-winning client was established over 30 years ago and since has been ever-growing, becoming a market leader and favourite supplier with most UK retailers.

You will be working in a small and close-knit team where you will have the opportunity to gain experience in a fast-paced environment, upskill yourself and undergo further qualifications and training.

Roles and Responsibilities as a Maintenance Engineer:

• You will be responsible for dealing with both reactive and preventative maintenance across the whole site.


• You will be involved with a variety of projects such as New Machinery Installations.


• Working independently to diagnose and resolve electrical and mechanical faults, machine emergencies or unplanned problems in a systematic and logical manner.


• Develop and update Standard Operating Procedures for each machine.

I would love to see CVs from individuals who have:

• A Level 3 in Electrical, Mechanical or Multi Skilled Engineering with a minimum of 1 year hands-on experience in a relevant role or a Level 2 in Electrical, Mechanical or Multi Skilled Engineering but a minimum of 3 years hands-on experience in a relevant role.


• Knowledge of maintaining production machinery such as conveyors, mixers, ovens and flow wrappers to name a few.


• Industry experience within Food, Drink or Packaging would be desirable but the minimum requirement for the role would be experience within any fast-paced manufacturing environment.


• Worked previously as an Electrical Engineer, Multi Skilled Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Technician, Shift Technician, Maintenance Technician, or Multi-Skilled Technician.

Benefits included as a Maintenance Engineer:

• 3% employer / 5% employee = 8% pension


• 23 days holiday + 8 bank holidays = 31 days annual leave


• Life insurance = 2 x basic salary


• Healthcare scheme


• Overtime paid at 1.5 x


• Company discount


• Free onsite parking

If you would like to find out more, please click apply or contact Megan Hepworth at E3 Recruitment on 01484 645269.