Shift Maintenance Engineer

<p><strong>Maintenance Engineer (Shift) &#8211; Injection Moulding Environment</strong><br />Location: Leicesterhsire<br />Salary: £42,000 + £3,712 shift allowance + 5% uplift (typically within 12 months)<br />Shift Pattern: 4 on, 4 off<br />Overtime: Available (up to 208 hours per year after 6 months)</p> <p>We are working with a well established manufacturer within the packaging sector, supplying high-quality plastic packaging solutions, who are looking to strengthen their engineering team with a skilled Maintenance Engineer. This is a hands on role supporting production through reactive and planned maintenance across a range of automated and moulding equipment.</p> <p><strong>The Role</strong></p> <ul> <li>Provide breakdown and fault-finding support across moulding machinery and automation equipment</li> <li>Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM)</li> <li>Support continuous improvement and efficiency initiatives (OEE)</li> <li>Work closely with production and engineering teams to maintain uptime</li> <li>Assist with improvements to automated manufacturing processes</li> <li>Ensure all work is carried out safely and in line with company procedures</li> </ul> <p><strong>Requirements</strong></p> <ul> <li>NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) minimum</li> <li>Time-served engineer with an electrical bias (multi-skilled preferred)</li> <li>Experience within manufacturing or production environments</li> <li>Injection moulding experience beneficial but not essential</li> <li>Proactive mindset with a focus on reliability and improvement</li> </ul> <p>This is a great opportunity to join a stable, growing business offering structured progression, strong earning potential, and long-term development within a modern manufacturing environment.</p> <p>WR Engineering are the #1 recruitment partner for engineering, manufacturing &amp; technical sales jobs. We recruit for permanent jobs UK wide.</p> <p>WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.</p> <p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/UmFqLjY0NzcwLjEzMDMxQHdoaXRlcmVjcnVpdG1lbnQuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif"></p>