Electrical Maintenance Engineer - temporary
Job Title: Contract Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Location: North Yorkshire Rate: £38–41 per hour
Job Type: Contract, 2 months ongoing initially, potential to extend
Day Shifts: Primarily Monday to Friday – 8-hour shifts – NO NIGHTS, some weekends
Client: FMCG Manufacturing and Packaging
The Opportunity Contract Electrical Maintenance Engineer
We’re recruiting for an experienced Contract Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to provide hands‑on mechanical maintenance support within a busy, automated production and packaging environment.
This is a great opportunity to join a market‑leading manufacturing business with a strong reputation for quality, innovation, and reliability.
This client needs…
Requirements / Skills
- Strong multi‑skilled electrical fault diagnosis
- Experience with conveyors, motors, drives, sensors & PLC s
- Ability to cope with wet/dusty, contamination‑prone environments
- Preventative maintenance planning to avoid damaging food safety interruptions
You’ll play a key role in maintenance and fitting tasks, supporting production line maintenance and improvement projects while ensuring equipment uptime and performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out maintenance
- Perform planned and reactive maintenance across production machinery, including conveyors, motors, and drives
- Support the plant and automated systems, including pneumatics, hydraulics, and handling equipment
- Attend to breakdowns promptly, delivering fast, safe, and effective mechanical repairs
- Assist in modification and improvement projects on process lines and production equipment
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring reliability and performance targets are achieved
- Maintain safe working practices and uphold engineering standards across all tasks.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Time‑served apprentice or NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
- Previous experience in a production or manufacturing environment – ideally with conveyors, motors, drives, etc
- Ability to read engineering drawings and work independently on maintenance or modification projects
- A proactive, problem‑solving approach and commitment to continuous improvement
- Computer‑literate with a good understanding of maintenance reporting systems
What’s on Offer
- Monday–Friday, primarily 9-hour rotating shifts 1 in 3 weekends
- Opportunity to work at a well-invested, award-winning site
- Free onsite parking and modern facilities
- Chance to contribute to high-profile production projects
Candidates with backgrounds as a Contract electrical engineer, Temporary Multi‑Skilled maintenance engineer, electrical maintenance engineer, Engineer, Contract Engineer, Food Packaging Engineer
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