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Maintenance Engineer

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Posted on Jun 29, 2026 by CV-Library
Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Engineering
Immediate Start
£47k - £52k Annual
Full-Time
Multi-Skilled Engineer

Salary: Circa £47k starting rate (dependent upon experience) | 13-week probationary period

Hours: Permanent night shift

Shift Pattern: Sunday to Wednesday (22:00 p.m. to 06:00 a.m.) and Thursday (22:00 p.m. to 05:00 a.m.).

Total Hours: 40 hours per week.

Overtime: Must be available and willing to work overtime when required. Overtime rates apply for additional hours beyond 40 hours per week:

Time and a Half: Hours worked between 06:00 hrs Monday and 22:00 hrs Saturday.

Double Time: Hours worked between 22:00 hrs Saturday and 22:00 hrs Sunday.

Job Purpose

The successful candidate will utilize their working knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems to conduct maintenance, fault-finding, and diagnostics on existing systems-including fixed wiring and machine control-within an industrial/manufacturing setting. You will also assist in the installation of new electrical and mechanical systems, maintaining them while strictly upholding safety guidelines, codes, and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

Working in line with health and safety regulations and following strict operating procedures, you will collaborate with the current maintenance team to:

Diagnose and repair mechanical/electrical problems in commercial and industrial systems (including fault-finding, rewiring, and monitoring).

Install electrical systems to 17th/18th edition wiring regulations.

Use electrical test equipment to isolate and identify faults across a multitude of circuits.

Assess required components for specific tasks and place orders for parts.

Conduct routine maintenance on a range of production machinery and commercial electrical/mechanical equipment.

Ensure all installations meet site standards, including LV systems, motor starters, control circuits, and feedback loops.

Work independently to identify, isolate, and report faults or concerns in electro-mechanical systems without requiring explicit direction.

Perform root cause analysis on faults or line performance issues, implementing corrective actions to eliminate repeat failures.

Utilize internal systems to accurately input engineering maintenance data.

Company Benefits & Perks

Holidays

Personal Pension Plan

Life Assurance Scheme

Sick Pay Scheme

Profit-Related Bonus Scheme (PRP)

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business

Reference: 225305711

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Maintenance Engineer

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Posted on Jun 29, 2026 by CV-Library

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Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Engineering
Immediate Start
£47k - £52k Annual
Full-Time
Multi-Skilled Engineer

Salary: Circa £47k starting rate (dependent upon experience) | 13-week probationary period

Hours: Permanent night shift

Shift Pattern: Sunday to Wednesday (22:00 p.m. to 06:00 a.m.) and Thursday (22:00 p.m. to 05:00 a.m.).

Total Hours: 40 hours per week.

Overtime: Must be available and willing to work overtime when required. Overtime rates apply for additional hours beyond 40 hours per week:

Time and a Half: Hours worked between 06:00 hrs Monday and 22:00 hrs Saturday.

Double Time: Hours worked between 22:00 hrs Saturday and 22:00 hrs Sunday.

Job Purpose

The successful candidate will utilize their working knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems to conduct maintenance, fault-finding, and diagnostics on existing systems-including fixed wiring and machine control-within an industrial/manufacturing setting. You will also assist in the installation of new electrical and mechanical systems, maintaining them while strictly upholding safety guidelines, codes, and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

Working in line with health and safety regulations and following strict operating procedures, you will collaborate with the current maintenance team to:

Diagnose and repair mechanical/electrical problems in commercial and industrial systems (including fault-finding, rewiring, and monitoring).

Install electrical systems to 17th/18th edition wiring regulations.

Use electrical test equipment to isolate and identify faults across a multitude of circuits.

Assess required components for specific tasks and place orders for parts.

Conduct routine maintenance on a range of production machinery and commercial electrical/mechanical equipment.

Ensure all installations meet site standards, including LV systems, motor starters, control circuits, and feedback loops.

Work independently to identify, isolate, and report faults or concerns in electro-mechanical systems without requiring explicit direction.

Perform root cause analysis on faults or line performance issues, implementing corrective actions to eliminate repeat failures.

Utilize internal systems to accurately input engineering maintenance data.

Company Benefits & Perks

Holidays

Personal Pension Plan

Life Assurance Scheme

Sick Pay Scheme

Profit-Related Bonus Scheme (PRP)

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business
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Reference: 225305711

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