Contract - Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Contract - Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

(Mechanical or Electrical bias considered)

Location: Leeds

Hourly rate: £38.00-40.00 Inside IR35

Working hours: 12-hour shifts (days and nights) - 4 days on 4 days off

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role.

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of production equipment by carrying out planned and reactive maintenance activities. You will work closely with operations teams to minimise downtime and improve machine performance.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a large, well-established manufacturing business with modern facilities in the Leeds area with lots of career progression opportunities and PLC training. Due to expansion and increased staffing across shift teams, we are currently recruiting 5 Maintenance Engineers to support operations within a highly automated production environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on production equipment
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults
• Work with automated and PLC-controlled machinery
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the site
• Ensure all maintenance work is completed safely and in line with company standards
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams to maximise equipment reliability

Requirements

• Experience working in a large manufacturing or industrial environment with complex machinery
• Multi-skilled maintenance background (mechanical or electrical bias considered)
• Candidate with strong mechanical experience and an electrical qualification are encouraged to apply
• Experience with PLC systems would be highly advantageous
• Relevant engineering qualification (Apprenticeship, NVQ, HNC/HND or equivalent)

Benefits

• Pension matching up to 6%
• 12-hour shifts (days and nights)
• Opportunity for overtime

Interested in this role? Send your CV to Luana Ferreira at or call her on .

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.