Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) - Night Shift

Location: Derby

Rate: -40.00 - -45.00 per hour

Contract: Initial term until year-end (Strong potential for extension)

Hours: Permanent Nights | 22:00 - 06:00 | Sunday - Thursday

We are seeking a high-caliber Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join a fast-paced manufacturing environment in Derby. This is a critical role ensuring the reliability of plant machinery during our peak production period. If you are a night owl who thrives on technical problem-solving and wants a premium hourly rate, this is the contract for you.

• Reactive Maintenance: Rapidly diagnosing and repairing electrical and mechanical breakdowns to minimize downtime.

• Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM): Executing scheduled inspections and servicing on a variety of automated equipment.

• Fault Finding: Utilizing PLC diagnostics (Siemens/Allen Bradley) to trace faults and restore production.

• Compliance: Ensuring all work is carried out to strict health, safety, and quality standards.

We need a self-starter who can work independently during the night shift. You should possess:

• Qualifications: Minimum Level 3 (NVQ/City & Guilds) in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.

• Experience: Proven track record in an industrial or manufacturing environment.

• Technical Skills: Strong electrical bias with proficiency in 3-phase systems, motors, invertors, and PLC fault finding.

• Reliability: A disciplined approach to working permanent nights and a commitment to the contract duration.

• Highly Competitive Pay: A premium rate of -4045/hour based on experience.

• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy your Fridays and Saturdays off with a Sunday-Thursday schedule.

• Stability with Flexibility: While the initial contract runs until the end of the year, there is a very high likelihood of further extensions into 2027 based on performance and project pipeline.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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