Role: Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £48,000 inclusive of shift premium overtime 1.5, 2.0 (as much as you like)

Location: Bedford

Shifts: Three weeks of days, followed by one week of late shifts. Days: 8am–4pm. Lates: either 5pm–1am or 7pm–3am.

Benefits: Overtime at 1.5× on weekdays and Saturdays and 2× on Sundays, £3,000 training budget each year, manufacturer training, internal development and future progression opportunities.

The Company

I am currently working with a global business operating large-scale automated distribution sites to recruit three Maintenance Engineers for its established Bedford site.

This is an opportunity to work on automated equipment, strengthen your fault-finding skills and receive specialist training directly from the equipment manufacturer. You’ll join an experienced engineering team, with support to learn the systems and develop your technical knowledge.

With significant investment planned across its UK operations, the business offers exciting prospects for engineers looking to develop their skills and build a long-term career.

The Role

Your day-to-day responsibilities as a Maintenance Engineer will include:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and responding to breakdowns to keep the operation running.

• Fault finding and completing repairs on automated materials handling and distribution equipment.

• Identifying equipment faults and replacing defective components.

• Using the site’s computerised maintenance management system to manage and record planned maintenance.

• Working alongside an experienced team of Engineers, Senior Engineers and the Engineering Manager.

• Completing specialist manufacturer training to build your knowledge of the site’s equipment.

The Person

To be successful in your application for a Maintenance Engineer, you will need:

• A Level 3 electrical or mechanical qualification.

• Practical fault-finding and maintenance skills.

• A willingness to learn specialist automated equipment.

• Availability to work the rotating day and late shift pattern.

The business is open to engineers from different industries, with equipment-specific training provided.

The Benefits

As a Maintenance Engineer, you can expect:

• £48,000 inclusive of shift premium, plus overtime.

• Plenty of overtime available, paid at 1.5× on weekdays and Saturdays and 2× on Sundays.

• Three weeks on days before each week of late shifts.

• Specialist training delivered directly by the equipment manufacturer.

• Internal development and opportunities to broaden your engineering skills.

• Potential future progression as the business expands.