Electrical Engineer

CV-LibrarySleaford, LincolnshirepermanentPosted: 17 August 2026
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Electrical Engineer | £58,000 | 4 On / 4 Off

Sleaford, Lincolnshire | Food Manufacturing | Rotating Days & Nights

£58,000 + benefits

Are you an Electrical Engineer with strong industrial fault-finding experience looking for a well-paid shift role in a high-output manufacturing environment?

We're recruiting an Electrical Engineer for a large-scale poultry processing site in Sleaford, part of a major European food group supplying leading retail and foodservice customers.

This is a hands-on electrical engineering role working directly on production and packaging equipment, with responsibility for breakdown response, planned maintenance and improving equipment reliability.

The Shift

4 on / 4 off | Rotating Days & Nights

Days: 05:30-17:30
Nights: 17:30-05:30

A structured continental shift pattern with significant time off between rotations.

The Role

You'll provide electrical engineering support across a busy production environment, keeping equipment running safely and efficiently.

You'll be responsible for:

Electrical fault-finding and breakdown response

Working on single and three-phase systems

Fault-finding on motors, drives, sensors and control systems

Planned preventative maintenance

Repairing and servicing production equipment

Using SAP to record maintenance activity, labour and parts

Supporting OEE and reliability improvements

Reducing repeat failures and equipment downtime

Working with engineering leadership and external engineers on complex faults

Safe isolation and Lock Out / Tag Out procedures

Supporting the training of colleagues and apprentices

What We're Looking For

Electrical experience is essential.

You'll ideally have:

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical Engineering

Strong industrial electrical fault-finding experience

FMCG, food manufacturing or other high-output manufacturing experience

Experience with single and three-phase systems

Knowledge of motors, drives, sensors and control systems

PLC diagnostic experience

Strong problem-solving skills

Ability to work safely and make decisions under pressure

You don't need to be a PLC programmer, but you should be confident using PLCs for diagnostics and fault-finding.

SAP or other CMMS experience is useful but not essential.

What's On Offer?

£58,000 salary

4 on / 4 off rotating days and nights

Competitive holiday entitlement

Pension contribution

Life assurance

Family-friendly policies

Learning and development opportunities

Long-term opportunity with a major food manufacturing group

Ongoing investment in engineering and site capability

Why This Role?

This is a high-output, technically varied manufacturing environment where engineering reliability directly impacts production.

If you're an electrically qualified engineer looking for £58k, a 4-on/4-off shift pattern and genuine industrial engineering work, this is a strong opportunity.

Electrical Engineer | Sleaford | £58,000 | 4 On / 4 Off | Days & Nights

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