Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Thatcham, Berkshire
Salary: £52,000 + Overtime
Shift Pattern: Rotating 3-Shift Pattern
Sector: Manufacturing

Shift Pattern

• Early: Monday–Thursday 6:00am–2:00pm | Friday 6:00am–11:30am

• Late: Monday–Thursday 2:00pm–10:00pm | Friday 11:30am–5:00pm

• Nights: Monday–Thursday 10:00pm–6:00am | Friday 5:00pm–10:30pm

The Opportunity

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established international manufacturing business based in Thatcham.

The site is part of a global organisation with significant investment across its operations and a strong focus on employee development, training and long-term progression.

With succession planning high on the agenda, this role offers genuine opportunities to develop your engineering career and progress into specialist engineering positions over time.

As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you’ll be responsible for keeping a wide range of production machinery running efficiently, carrying out both planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs to maximise reliability, minimise downtime and maintain production performance.

Essential Requirements

• Level 3 Electrical Engineering qualification or above

• Previous experience working within a manufacturing environment

• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills

• Ability to work proactively and effectively in a busy production environment

• Comfortable carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance

Desirable Experience

• PLC fault-finding experience

• Siemens S5/S7

• Allen Bradley RSLogix 500

• Experience working on automated manufacturing or packaging machinery

• Multi-skilled mechanical maintenance knowledge

Machinery You'll Work On

The site operates a wide range of specialist packaging manufacturing equipment, including:

• Corrugators

• Flexo-folder gluers

• Flat-bed die cutters

• Boilers

• Strappers and wrappers

• Roller and flat-bed conveyors

• Automated production equipment

The Benefits

• £52,000 salary

• Excellent overtime rates

  • Time and a half on Saturdays

  • Double time on Sundays

• Clear progression opportunities through structured succession planning

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays

• 4.5% matched pension contribution

• 4x salary life assurance

• Occupational health scheme

• Eye care support

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Annual performance-related pay review

• Long-term career development within an established international business

About the Company

The business is a leading international packaging manufacturer with operations across the UK and Europe.

The Thatcham site specialises in the production of cardboard packaging supplied to major household brands and retailers. Despite being part of a global organisation, the company remains family-owned and continues to invest heavily in its people, facilities and future growth.

This is a great opportunity for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer looking to join a stable business where there is a genuine focus on training, progression and developing engineering talent from within.

Apply Now

If you are interested in this role and feel that you have the right skills, then please click apply at the bottom of this advert.

For further details contact Nathan Lock at Pioneer Selection.

As a registered candidate with Pioneer Selection Ltd, you automatically become eligible for our referral scheme.

You will receive £250 for every candidate we place in permanent employment who has been recommended by you. Terms and Conditions