Maintenance Engineer
- Job ID
- Job ID 75146
- Team
- Team Business Operations
- Location
- Location Pontefract
- Contract Type
- Contract Type Perm
- Job Schedule
- Job Schedule Full time
- Salary
- Salary £21.32 per hour
- Posting Date
- Posting Date 02/04/2026
- Apply Before
- Apply Before 18/05/2026
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)
*salary calculations are for full time, full year earnings, inc bonus payment average
E3 - South Elmsall ( WF9 2GR )
The role:
Our Maintenance Engineers play a pivotal role in ensuring that the huge range of warehouse machinery and equipment are maintained and repaired as required to ensure the operation runs smoothly, implementing management instruction with regard to all aspects of the role and ensure awareness of Health and Safety, working in a specialist field.
The successful candidate will hold a Level 3, Apprenticeship in Electrical Maintenance Engineering
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. You'll also have excellent communication skills and be PC literate
What you’ll bring:
Are you:
• Resilient and work well under pressure?
• A motivational leader with experience of working well as a team?
• Great at multi-tasking effectively and thrive on challenge?
• A natural problem solver and organiser?
• Flexible with a ‘can do’ approach and able to adapt to a changing environment and working hours?
• A strong communicator, capable of building strong relationships across the
business?
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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
What's Next?
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Team Overview
Business Operations connects people, product and process. These teams make everyday work easier for stores, warehouses and offices so customers get a seamless experience.
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