Maintenance Engineer - Contract

Maintenance Engineer - Contract (6 months) Location: Coventry Shift Pattern: Three shift rotation (where needed - 2 shift otherwise) Pay Rate: £25.52 per hour 6 month contract - option to go permanent if you want to The…

Inside IR35 Engineering
Pay rate £57,000 – £61,000/year
Contract type Contract
Posted 25 September 2026

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Benefits

Maintenance Engineer - Contract (6 months)

Location: Coventry

Shift Pattern: Three shift rotation (where needed - 2 shift otherwise)

Pay Rate: £25.52 per hour

6 month contract - option to go permanent if you want to

The Role

We are supporting a leading manufacturer in Coventry who are now looking for a Multi Skilled, electrically biased Maintenance Engineer to join their team on a long term contract. This role sits inside IR35 and can lead to a permanent position for anyone who is interested in securing something long term.

You will be carrying out planned, reactive and preventative maintenance across fast paced production equipment, ensuring machinery uptime, supporting shift production teams and keeping the site running safely and efficiently.

What You Will Be Doing

Carry out electrical and mechanical maintenance across production machinery, robotics and automated equipment
Complete PPM, reactive and continuous improvement work to minimise downtime
Support production teams with fault finding and quick response breakdown activity
Work within safe operating procedures, quality standards and compliance requirements
Contribute to a reliable maintenance function within a busy Manufacturing environmentWhat We Are Looking For

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer with electrical bias
Strong background within fast paced manufacturing, ideally automotive
Confident with fault finding, diagnostics and supporting production equipment
Able to work a rotating three shift pattern
Someone who can start quickly and integrate into an established teamWhy Apply?

Contract stability with weekly pay
£25.52 per hour
Three shift rotation, no continental shifts
Opportunity to go permanent if you decide you want a long term role
Supportive team and well organised maintenance functionInterested?

If you are a Maintenance Engineer who wants a straightforward contract with the option of going permanent in future, click Apply Now or message me directly for a confidential chat.

Should you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Gi Group office.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited are proud founding members of Menopause in business, corporate members for Neurodiversity in business, Disability Confident committed members, Gold status for the Armed Forces Covenant, Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters and Age Friendly Employer pledge members.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

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