Maintenance Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 23 April 2026
LOCATION
Pontefract
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
CATEGORY
Manufacturing
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SKILLS

PLC Electrical Maintenance Pneumatics Hydraulics Conveyors Fault-finding Risk Assessments

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

Salary - £21.32 per hour basic pay, plus 15% nights premium and bonus scheme

Full year OTE c£54,000* (basic, premium, bonus) plus overtime opportunities

42 hour shift rotation (days, nights, weekends)

Elmsall Drive Warehouse - WF9 2RH

The role:

Due to unprecedented growth we have a number of exciting opportunities in our South Elmsall Warehousing Complexes for Electrical Maintenance Engineers.

Our Maintenance Engineers play a pivotal role in ensuring that the huge range of warehouse automation and equipment are maintained and repaired 24/7 to ensure our vast operations run smoothly and efficiently, delivering the exceptional service our customers expect of the brand.

As a Level 3 Apprentice qualified Electrical Maintenance Engineer you will be joining a highly skilled and dynamic team, utilising your skills and knowledge in our state of the art warehousing environment.

What you’ll take on:

  • Fault-finding and diagnosis on a range of PLC controlled equipment
  • Carrying out planned preventative maintenance on a range of pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, and robots in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations and industry standard practices
  • Analysis and resolution of Electrical and Mechanical faults and repairs
  • Conducting regular inspections whilst assisting in the completion and review of risk assessments for the department
  • ASI and Profibus systems
  • The role will require the successful candidate to Work at Heights of up to 20m with appropriate training.

What you’ll bring:

• Level 3 Apprenticeship in Electrical Maintenance Engineering or equivalent

• Experience in a similar role as a Maintenance Engineer or Technician

• PLC experience

• Experience working with the maintenance of pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors,

• Resilient and work well under pressure

• Team player and good communicator

• Flexible with a ‘can do’ approach and able to adapt to a changing environment and working hours

• PC literate

*salary calculations are for full time, full year earnings, inc bonus payment average

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Benefits

  • Sharesave scheme
  • 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
  • Generous bonus scheme for many roles
  • Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
  • Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
  • Free on-site parking
  • 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
  • Hot deals and exclusive offers from over 3,500 retailers through our online benefits platform
  • Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
  • Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
  • Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email [contact hidden] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on [contact hidden] and leave a voicemail.

What's Next?

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Review

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Offer

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