Maintenance Engineer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Maintenance Engineer
£43,020k- £45,795k (inclusive of 33.3% shift premium)
3 on 3 off - Days and Nights
6am to 6pm
Sherwood Business Park, Nottingham
Benefits:
- Private health care scheme:
Mental health support- including free counselling sessions.
Dental; reimbursement of dental work from an annual allowance, option to pay to upgrade cover.
Free eye tests and reimbursement on glasses from annual allowance.
- Bike to work scheme.
- Enhanced Holiday entitlement related to length of service.
- Free on- site parking with electric vehicle charging points.
- Refer a friend reward scheme.
- Day off work for your birthday.
- Performance related bonus scheme.
- Paid Professional Membership.
- Opportunity for development and growth.
- Life Assurance after 2 years of service.
- TST Hub – Exclusive offers and benefits for all employees.
The Company:
We aim to build and develop an environment where employees can thrive.
Due to continued growth, we are looking for a team player to join our maintenance team consisting of 10 apprentices, and roughly 40 members in total.
If you are someone who is keen to learn new processes, work well as a team, whilst upholding to high standards, then this is the place for you!
On top of this the working environment is very clean and safe. As a maintenance engineer your time will be split between planned preventative and reactive maintenance on an array of a diverse range of machinery.
Responsibilities and tasks include:
- As a Maintenance engineer your day to day will consist of working on: chains, belts, motors, robotics machines, furnaces, plating tanks, vacuum pressure machines, hydraulics, pneumatics and more bespoke machinery as well
- Carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance tasks with a 60/40 ratio of planned to reactive maintenance
- Working with key electrical components (contactors, motors, sensors, relays, inverters)
Experience required:
- Qualified to level 3 (NVQ/C&G) or equivalent qualifications in either discipline
- Experience with chains, belts, bearings, rollers, motors and hydraulics, pneumatics is advantageous
- Any maintenance engineer from manufacturing welcome to apply – FMCG, Food, plastic, packaging, Pharmaceutical, brick, automotive, metals, etc.
- Any experience with heat treatment, vacuum pressure machines, vacuum furnaces, and positive vapour deposition machines is highly advantageous
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £43,000.00-£46,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Overtime
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Newstead: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Maintenance: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Nathan Engineer - Sherwood Business Park - Days and Nights
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Maintenance Engineer roles across Stirling Warrington's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £43,000 - £46,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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