4-on/4-off Maintenance Engineer - Food Manufacturing

Stonegate Farmers Ltd; Lacock; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Stonegate Farmers Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join our Egg Innovation Centre’s engineering team. You will maintain production equipment in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, carrying out PPM and reactive repairs and supporting continuous improvement projects.

The role reports to the Engineering Manager and requires reading engineering drawings, fault-finding electrical/mechanical issues, and ensuring safe, high-quality maintenance work. Experience in FMCG is preferred.

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship or equivalent qualification in electrical/mechanical discipline.
• Experience in a food manufacturing/FMCG environment is essential.
• Experience carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs.
• Good understanding of electrical maintenance and fault-finding.
• Knowledge of mechanical systems: motors, conveyors, pumps, pneumatics and production machinery.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance in line with schedules and priorities.
• Respond to breakdowns; diagnose faults and implement corrective actions to minimise downtime.
• Diagnose electrical, mechanical and control system faults using a methodical approach.
• Ensure all repairs are completed safely and to a high standard.
• Conduct routine inspections to identify issues before they impact production.
• Support installation, commissioning and improvement of equipment.
• Identify opportunities to improve machinery reliability and efficiency.
• Contribute to root cause analysis and corrective actions to prevent recurrences.
• Assist in continuous improvement projects to reduce downtime and increase productivity.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault-finding

Reading engineering drawings

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ Level 3 / BTEC Level 3 in Electrical or Mechanical

Tools

PLC-controlled equipment

Job description

Stonegate Farmers Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join our Egg Innovation Centre’s engineering team. You will maintain production equipment in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, carrying out PPM and reactive repairs and supporting continuous improvement projects.

The role reports to the Engineering Manager and requires reading engineering drawings, fault-finding electrical/mechanical issues, and ensuring safe, high-quality maintenance work. Experience in FMCG is preferred.