Job Role: Maintenance Engineer
Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire
Salary: £53,000-£56,000 + Overtime Available @ 1.5x
Hours: 4 on 4 off (2 days 6:00-18:00 / 2 nights 18:00-6:00) – 18 days off after every 7th rotation
Job Type: Full time, Permanent

The Client:

Interaction Technical have partnered with a global leader within the sustainable packaging industry as they look to expand their engineering and management teams in Northampton. Our client has been a market leader for well over 50 years, offering sustainable packaging solutions for blue-chip companies throughout the UK and the world, going from strength to strength over the past few years. They are now looking to grow their engineering team further, with both shift engineering and engineering manager positions available.

The package:

• Overtime available at 1.5X
• Committed to ongoing training and development
• Company Pension scheme
• Healthcare scheme
• Company Sick pay
• On site parking
• Cycle to work scheme

The Duties:

• Attend breakdowns on site machinery & conveyor system
• Carry out PPM’s and reactive breakdowns and maintenance in a timely manner to minimise machinery downtime.
• Liaise with Engineering management & fellow engineers to resolve breakdowns efficiently, professionally & in a timely manner
• Follow health & safety procedures
• Attend training & courses for further development, in line with training
• Working with other engineers on the team to maintain and repair plant machinery.

The Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a maintenance engineer in a packaging, manufacturing, FMCG or similar industry (essential)
• A good balance of Mechanical/Electrical Fault Finding, Repairs with an electrical bias preferred (essential)
• Previous experience repairing & fault finding on components such as Motors, Gearboxes, Conveyor Systems, Converters, Inverters or PLCs (essential)
• Apprentice trained with a minimum NVQ level 3 qualification within electrical/mechanical engineering (advantageous)
• Understanding of Automated processes (advantageous)
• An openness to learn, share practices & attend training courses when needed (advantageous)
• Full UK Drivers License

Interaction Recruitment have specialist consultants across the majority of industries within the UK, including but not limited to, Finance & IT, Technical & Engineering, Industrial, Commercial and Hospitality. We offer both temporary and permanent support. For more information regarding the position or to discuss any other opportunities, you can reach us on 01604 620032, 07791 957500 or email

Thank you for taking the time, we hope to speak in the near future

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