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Job Description

I’m looking for a multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer who is looking for a new opportunity at a state-of the-art facility. Ideally the candidate will have past experience within an FMCG environment and have the willingness to learn new techniques such as PLC programming. 

My client is a UK leading manufacturer and is continuously investing in new and exciting technology, which you could be a part of. If you’re a maintenance engineer looking for a secure role with a progressive and forward-thinking company, then this may be the role for you.  

Maintenance Engineer  Benefits: 

  • £49,400. 
  • 13% pension (5%/8%). 
  • Enhanced holiday scheme. 
  • Premium OT (x1.5). 
  • Health cash plan. 
  • Health and life insurance. 
  • Real training and development opportunities. (PLC programming and electrical fault finding). 


Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

  • Continentals. 
  • Reactive maintenance. 
  • Planned and preventive maintenance. 
  • Supporting lead development engineers with continuous improvement projects. 
  • Promote health and safety. 
  • Update maintenance logs. 

Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

  • Recognised Engineering Qualifications. 
  • Apprentice trained. 
  • Ideally Electrically qualified. 
  • FMCG experience (advantages). 
  • Willingness to learn.
  • Understanding of electrical diagrams. 

Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Telford, Shrewsbury, Market Drayton,  Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth, Newport,  and surrounding areas. 

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Our aim is to help you secure the best possible future for yourself & this is a totally FREE service to all our Candidates.

If you believe that your skills and experience match what we are looking for please call me or APPLY and I will be in touch.

Should you want to learn more about any of our MAINTENANCE, RELIABILITY & SERVICE ENGINEERING vacancies, or should you just want to discuss your particular needs, then please do not hesitate to contact me to have an informal, confidential chat.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Maintenance, Reliability & Service Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

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An exciting opportunity for a talented Controls Engineer to join a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the heart of Shropshire. We are looking for someone who would like to become part of an engineering development team, working with and supporting lead engineers developing new innovations. 

My client is a UK leading manufacturer and is continuously investing in new and exciting technology, which you could be a part of. If you’re a controls engineer looking for a secure role with a progressive and forward-thinking company, then this may be the role for you.  

Controls Engineer Benefits: 

  • £60,000 (DOE) 
  • 13% pension (5%/8%). 
  • 25 Days + BH. 
  • Health cash plan. 
  • Health and life insurance. 
  • Real training and development opportunities. 


Controls Engineer Duties include:

  • Day’s role (08:30-17:00). 
  • Provide technical leadership in programming PLC’s. 
  • Projects from initial concept to final product. 
  • PLC programming (Siemens and Schneider). 
  • SCADA work. 
  • Drive improvements. 
  • Working to deadlines. 

Controls Engineer Requirements include: 

  • HNC or Degree – Electrical Engineering. 
  • Siemens or Schneider PLC experience. (Programming as a min). 
  • Food / FMCG experience. 
  • SCADA knowledge advantageous. 
  • Ability to work in a team and individually. 


Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

This Controls Engineer position is commutable from: Telford, Shrewsbury, Market Drayton,  Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth, Newport,  and surrounding areas. 

 


I have the pleasure to work with one of the most sort after places to work in Shropshire. We are looking for a multi-skilled maintenance engineer to join a large and forward-thinking maintenance team. 

My client has asked me to find an electrically qualified / multi-skilled maintenance engineer who has experience within a manufacturing capacity. If you wish to join a company with a great culture and benefits, please apply. 

Maintenance Engineer Benefits:

  • Salary £40,082 
  • Flexitime. (37hours per week). 
  • 8% employer pension contribution. 
  • Lunch time finish Friday. 
  • Subsidised café. 
  • Sick pay. 
  • Income protection. 
  • Onsite parking. 

Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

  • Planned and reactive maintenance. 
  • Log work through CMMS. 
  • Installation work to a required standard. 
  • Carry out mechanical and electrical work in accordance with regs. 
  • Project work. 
  • Implement continuous improvement on site. 
  • Adhere to health and safety. 


As a Maintenance Engineer Requirements: 

  • Recognised engineering qualifications. (NVQ Level 3, HNC, Degree). 
  • Electrical qualifications. 
  • Previous experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. 
  • Hydraulics and pneumatics. 
  • PLC experience.
  • Robotics experience. 
  • Injection moulding experience (Desirable) 


Please apply find out more about this role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Dudley, Telford, Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth, Walsall, Cannock, and surrounding areas. 

 

A massive opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a global company based in the heart of Shropshire. My client has been in business for well over 100 years and is a market leader in its sector.   

My client is looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join their panama shift. The right person will be a multi-skilled engineer with an electrical bias.  


Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

  • Salary £50,000
  • OT at premium rates 
  • 22 days holiday (rising with service). 
  • Employer Contribution Pension Scheme.
  • Death in Service. 
  • Support lines. 
  • Fantastic culture and facilities. 
  • Training + Progression. 


Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

  • Panama shift. (3’s and 2’s). 
  • To maintain/repair machinery equipment. 
  • Carrying out general machine maintenance.
  • Planned and Preventive maintenance.
  • Electrical installation work. 
  • Attending breakdowns. 
  • Working with apprentices. 


As a Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

  • Recognised engineering qualifications. 
  • Electrically qualified. 
  • Hydraulics and pneumatics. 
  • Manufacturing maintenance experience. 
  • Mechanical abilities. 
  • SAP experience advantageous. 

Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Shifnal, Ironbridge, Doseley, Codsall, Telford, Newport, Shrewsbury, Market Drayton, Wolverhampton, and surrounding areas. 

 

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer – No Shifts & Low Staff Turnover, Working within a Well Established Maintenance Team. 

Are you a Maintenance Electrician (with multi skilled abilities) looking for an opportunity to work within a stable engineering environment that doesn’t work shifts and offers you an early Friday finish? 

Due to retirement, we are seeking a proven electrically qualified (multi skilled) maintenance engineer to join our team. 

Benefits: 

 In return for your skills and expertise, we offer:

  • Base Salary of £38,000 
  • Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
  • No Shift Working 
  • Early Friday Finish
  • Company Funded Pension Scheme
  • Paid Holiday Entitlement
  • On Site Free Car Parking 

Duties of an Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

As a proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, which will require you to have experience of supporting plant and equipment within either a fast-paced manufacturing, process or production environment.

Requirements of a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified Electrically and have some understanding of Plc Controls. 

However you must be multi skilled in your abilities. Having gained your Maintenance experience from supporting plant and equipment within a fast paced manufacturing, process or production environment. 

The role is commutable from Sedgley, Walsall, West Bromwich & Wolverhampton

 

An amazing opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Engineer to join one of my favourite clients to recruit for.  They’re a nationwide FMCG company based in the Stoke-on-Trent area, and this company actually does do what it promises, placing a huge emphasis on the training and the development of their Engineers, which, along with a genuinely superb salary and benefits package, they have incredibly low staff turnover, and this position has only arisen due to a retirement.

The ideal candidate would be an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer who has experience working within food manufacturing, but there is flexibility, as recruiting the right person into their established team is important to them, so if you feel that you could be a good fit and would like to work for a fantastic employer who will invest in your development, please read on.

Maintenance Engineer Benefits: 

  • £51,364.68
  • Shift cover rates (+£85 per shift). 
  • Pension matched up to 10% 
  • 24 days holiday. 
  • Cycle to work. 
  • Discounted products. 
  • Access to health and dental services. 
  • X4 death in service. 
  • Employee assistance programmes. 
  • Training and development (PLC courses etc). 


Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

  • Continental shift (2 days – 2 nights).  
  • Assist with breakdowns. 
  • Planned and reactive maintenance. 
  • Improving and maintaining production equipment. 
  • Updating CMMS. 
  • Fault diagnostic and repair. 
  • Continuous improvement projects. 

Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

  • Recognised engineering qualifications.  (NVQ Level 3 as minimum). 
  • Apprentice trained. 
  • Electrically qualified. 
  • PLC knowledge advantageous. 
  • FMCG experience. 
  • Hydraulics and Pneumatics.


Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Stoke-on-Trent, Market Drayton, Crewe, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, and surrounding areas.

 

A fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to work for a growing manufacturing company based in the Shropshire area. My client is a multi-award-winning business group that provide manufacturing, supply, and transport of their products globally. 

My client is looking for a maintenance engineer to join their team on a day’s continental shift pattern. The right person will be a multi-skilled engineer with strong electrical abilities and previous experience in an FMCG environment. As well as a good salary and benefits package my client offers stability and great working culture.  

Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

  • Salary £52,000
  • 22 days holiday entitlement.  
  • Company Pension Scheme.   
  • Free Parking. 
  • Product Discounts. 
  • Healthcare. 
  • Highstreet discounts. 

Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

  • Continentals 4 on 4 off. (Days only with holiday night shift cover). 
  • Carry out planned and routine maintenance. 
  • Attend breakdowns. 
  • Promote health and safety. 
  • Update CMMS. 
  • Project work. 
  • Installs. 

As a Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

  • Apprentice trained ideally to HNC Level 4
  • Must be electrically qualified. 
  • 18th Edition (Desirable). 
  • CMMS experience. 
  • Experience using PLCs (Preferably Siemens S7). 
  • Experience with Fanuc and ABB Robots (Advantageous). 
  • Strong fault-finding capabilities. 
  • FMCG experience. 
  • Ability to read engineering drawings. 
  • Good IT skills. 

Please apply find out more about this role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Telford, Wolverhampton, Shifnal, Shrewsbury, Newport, Bridgnorth and surrounding areas.  
 

 

As specialists in the field, the business has over 40 years’ experience and specialises in design and construction. As a business which is committed to investing and developing its people, all employees have the opportunity to grow within the company. If you have a long-term career goal, we can help you get there!

This is a superb opportunity for a Plant Fitter to join the team on a Morning shift 6am – 2.30pm Monday – Thursday and 6am – 1.30pm on a Friday. The successful candidate will be responsible for the manufacture, modification, maintenance, and repair, of a variety of piling equipment and ancillaries, ensuring that the fleet remains in prime working condition.

Benefits for the role of Plant Fitter: 

  • This role is weekly paid, on an hourly rate of £16.93. 
  • 39 hours a week, Monday to Friday.
  • 22 days holiday + 8 Bank holidays and Christmas Shutdown 
  • Company Pension at 3% providing employee pays 4% weekly paid staff  
  • Overtime 

Key Duties

  • As a Plant Fitter, your key responsibilities will include: 
  • Using appropriate processes and techniques, you will read and interpret engineering drawings to complete manufacture and modification as requested.
  • Experience and skill of fault-finding, maintenance and repair of heavy-duty construction plant and hydraulic systems would be ideal.
  • Use appropriate hand and power tools to complete tasks
  • Use appropriate processes and techniques to complete tasks
  • Read and interpret engineering drawings

Requirements of the Plant Fitter 
To excel in this role, you must meet the following criteria: 

  • You must hold a full UK driving licence and a Level 2 qualification in Plant Maintenance or equivalent.
  • This is a fitter role for the rigs not the factory, so previous experience is needed in heavy plant/ construction equipment. 
  • Although this role is not a mobile fitter role, they will be expected to go out to sites to attend breakdowns and general repairs, so need to have a driving licence. 
  • Experience with JCB’s and CAT
  • Welding and fabrication 

This role is commutable from Derby, Burton upon Trent, Swadlincote, Tamworth and Leicester. 

 

Are you a Maintenance Electrician actively seeking a new opportunity? Are you looking for a company who can offer stability – then this might just be the role for you!

We are currently assisting a Manufacturing organisation based in the Lancashire Area who are actively recruiting for a Maintenance Electrician to join their  already well-established maintenance team on site due to production and high demands. This is an opportunity for a Driven individual who also like to take on Overtime as there is plenty going on site.  

The Maintenance Electrician position is commutable from the following locations: Blackburn / Bolton / Oldham / Burnley 

Benefits the maintenance electrician will receive: 

  • Position: Maintenance Electrician 
  • Shift: Days – Monday to Friday – Option of work 07:30am till 4:30pm or you can work 08:00am till 5pm  
  • Earnings £45.334 
  • Benefits: 25+8days holiday / Life Insurance / 10% Pension scheme / Overtime Plenty on offer / Canteen serving Hot food / Sick-Pay  

Experience and Duties the Maintenance Electrician  

  • To be multi-skilled – electrically biased – holding roughly a 70/30split
  • To Complete all PPM for the site 
  • Site Maintenance of Electrical and mechanical equipment  
  • Respond to Breakdowns in a timely manner 
  • Experience with both Electrical and mechanical parts 
  • Able to read Electrical drawings 
  • Experience with the following: Hydraulics & Pneumatics / PLC systems / Shredders and Granulators / Single and 3 Phase systems / Temp Controllers and pressure controllers 
  • Fault finding abilities on PLC’s – Siemens preferably 
  • Must be Apprentice trained holding a formal qualification in Electrical engineering HNC / City & Guilds 
  • Minimum of 5 years-experience 
  • Hold great attention to details / be highly motivated / keen to join a busy organisation / Also keen to take on Overtime.
 

Probe Technical are looking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer on an early and lates shift. This is an outstanding opportunity to join the UK subsidiary of a large multi-national company. This is a great role for someone who is hands-on, technical, and operational. As part of a top manufacturing group, you will be required to maintain plant and machinery to a high standard through PPM and proactively schedule maintenance works to maximise service levels.

The package details for the role of Maintenance Engineer include:

  • A salary banding that’s negotiable up to £45,000 depending on experience.
  • Company Pension which is a salary sacrifice
  • Holidays starting at 23 and increasing to 28 with service. 
  • Rotating 2 shifts Monday – Friday 

As a Maintenance Engineer this will be a high-pressured environment so the ability to be able to work well under pressure is a pre-requisite of the position, in addition the ideal candidate will be: 

  • To hold a level 3 Engineering or Maintenance qualification 
  • Have a strong electro / mechanical aptitude and thrive in a fast-paced environment 
  • Can troubleshoot and repair sophisticated machinery (such as electrical, pneumatic or mechanical systems) 
  • Can respond urgently to immediate problems and be disciplined enough to plan routine tasks, future improvements and preventative maintenance 
  • Good understanding of lean manufacturing techniques (such as 5S, Kaizen, TPM, AM & PM).

The Maintenance Engineer role is commutable from Derby, Nottingham, and Leicester. 

 

I'm looking for a mechanically biassed Maintenance Engineer in the Stoke area. We’re working closely to identify an Engineer that is qualified to a minimum level 3 in a mechanical discipline. You will be part of a big multi-disciplined maintenance team on a continental shift rota. They will offer you a great package starting at £51,400 + shift cover premiums and OT. They also offer an extensive benefits package including a matched pension of up to 10% and training courses such as mech to elec and PLC training. 

My client is a British firm that operates across the UK for a wider group, and they can offer you a secure position packed with benefits during an uncertain period. 

Maintenance Engineer Benefits: 

  • £51,364.68
  • Shift cover rates (+£85 per shift). 
  • Pension matched up to 10% 
  • 24 days holiday. 
  • Cycle to work. 
  • Discounted products. 
  • Access to health and dental services. 
  • X4 death in service. 
  • Employee assistance programmes. 
  • Training and development (PLC courses etc). 


Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

  • Continental shift (2 days – 2 nights).  
  • Assist with breakdowns. 
  • Planned and reactive maintenance. 
  • Improving and maintaining production equipment. 
  • Updating CMMS. 
  • Fault diagnostic and repair. 
  • Continuous improvement projects. 

Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

  • Recognised engineering qualifications.  (NVQ Level 3 as minimum). 
  • Apprentice trained. 
  • Mechanical engineering experience. 
  • FMCG experience. 
  • Knowledge around pneumatics. 
  • Welding. 
  • Knowledge with packaging machinery (advantageous). 


Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Stoke-on-Trent, Market Drayton, Crewe, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, and surrounding areas. 

 

Probe Technical are looking to recruit a full time and permanent Maintenance Electrician to join a busy fast paced manufacturing environment that supply to a range of industry sectors such as garden, home, catering, aerospace and automotive. You will be part of a Maintenance team of 6 working a double day shift pattern of 6am – 2pm / 2pm – 10pm. This is an outstanding opportunity to join such a lovely business with an excellent Maintenance Manager. 

The package details for the role of Maintenance Electrician include the below and further at interview:

  • Salary from £45,000 depending on experience 
  • Monday – Friday 6am – 2pm / 2pm – 10pm
  • Company pension matched up to 8%
  • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays 
  • Health care plan 
  • Excellent discount on company products 

You must hold a minimum Level 3 in Electrical or Mechanical and training in 17th / 18th Edition IEE wiring regulations, or equivalent. You must be a multi-skilled engineer with Electrical bias with either Injection Moulding, packaging, print, FMCG, plastics or food experience.

Other key duties and experience for the Maintenance Electrician role involve:  

  • Previous experience with Hydraulic drawings and pneumatics 
  • Diagnose hydraulic valve or cylinder issues 
  • Electrical fault-finding experience 
  • When reactive job is allocated ensure that the task is personally owned and followed through to completion or when shift handover required the maintenance supervisor is given all the correct information.
  • Personally own any planned preventative tasks issued and liaise with operations to ensure task is completed to a high standard, with minimal operational disruption.
  • The Maintenance Electrician role is commutable from Oxford, Banbury, Daventry, Southam and Buckingham 
 

TOOLMAKER

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a TOOLMAKER

This is a super opportunity for  an  experienced Toolmaker to join a busy manufacturing organisation who have a significant uplift  in work, creating the need for an additional Toolmaker in the Toolroom.

We have our own design facility on site.  

The successful candidate will be responsible for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, and repairing press tools to support our production operations. This role requires precision, attention to detail, and the ability to work with a range of engineering tools and materials.

Working days with an early finish on Friday, plus paid Overtime available, this  is a great opportunity to  be part of  a growing success story.

Commutable from Birmingham, Rowley Regis, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Telford, Bloxwich, Walsall, Aldridge, Wombourne, Wednesbury, Codsall, 

KEY BENEFITS

  • Salary: £35,000 - £39,000 (dependant on experience)
  • DAYS
  • Early finish Fridays
  • Paid Overtime
  • On-site parking
  • Great staff retention
  • Outstanding long- term prospects
  • Significant work coming in
  • Friendly supportive office

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Manufacture, assemble, maintain, and repair press tools, jigs, and fixtures.
  • Operate manual machinery, including milling machines, lathes, surface grinders, and EDM machines.
  • Read and interpret technical drawings
  • Conduct tool trials, identify issues, and implement modifications to ensure optimal performance.
  • Perform preventive maintenance and troubleshoot tooling issues in collaboration with the production team.
  • Work with a variety of materials, including steel and aluminum, 
  • Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and maintain a clean and safe working environment.
  • Collaborate with design and production teams to improve tooling efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Maintain accurate documentation of tooling modifications and repairs.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Apprentice trained ideally or equivalent
  • Experience with Presstools, preferably progression
  • Proficiency in using various machining tools including mills, lathes and grinders
  • Happy to  work days

If you would like to be part of a growing success story, where there are unrivalled career prospects for you with truly exciting products, send your CV NOW!