Maintenance Engineer

Batley · Manufacturing

£45,000 - £55,000 per annumNight shift

Location: Batley, West Yorkshire

Salary: £45,000–£50,000 basic + overtime (OTE £65,000–£70,000)

Benefits: Bonus | No night shifts | Strong team culture | Immediate start

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Reed Talent Solutions is partnering with a well-established and growing food manufacturing business in Batley to recruit an experienced Maintenance Engineer. This organisation is known for its supportive, close-knit culture and commitment to investing in its engineering team.

This role is ideal for an electrically biased, multi-skilled engineer who enjoys being hands-on in a fast-paced FMCG environment. You’ll play a key role in ensuring production runs smoothly through effective fault finding, maintenance, and continuous improvement, with excellent earning potential through overtime and long-term job security.

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

  • Carrying out reactive and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on production machinery
  • Electrical fault finding on 3-phase systems and PLCs
  • Supporting production by minimising downtime and improving equipment reliability
  • Working within a busy food production environment
  • Operating on a rotating days and lates shift pattern (no nights)

About You

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

  • Proven experience as a Maintenance Engineer or Multi-Skilled Engineer
  • An electrical bias with strong fault-finding capability
  • Experience working with 3-phase electrics and PLCs
  • Basic mechanical skills (general maintenance, strip-downs, repairs)
  • 18th Edition qualification (advantageous but not essential)
  • The ability to commute to Preston

Why Apply?

  • Competitive basic salary with high overtime potential
  • No night working
  • Stable, growing business with a genuine “family feel”
  • Opportunity to develop skills in a well-supported engineering team
  • Immediate start available

If you’re an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking for a long-term opportunity in a positive and supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more.

Keywords: Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Electrical Maintenance, Electrically Biased Engineer, PLC Fault Finding, 3 Phase, FMCG, Food Manufacturing, Production, Reactive Maintenance, PPM, Preston, Lancashire

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  • What are the shift details?

    Night shift

  • What is the pay?

    £45,000 - £55,000 per annum

  • Where is this job based?

    Batley

  • Who is the employer?

    Reed

  • Is this a night shift?

    Yes. This is a night shift role — shift times are shown in the listing above.

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