Bakery Maintenance Engineer: PLC & M&E Expert

The Bread Factory; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday (pro-rata)

50% discount at GAIL’s

40% discount at The Bread Factory &amp

Job summary

The Bread Factory is seeking a qualified Maintenance Engineer to keep bakery equipment and plant in top condition. You will respond to breakdowns, perform PLC fault finding, and address issues raised by HAACP audits while supporting continuous improvement of line performance.

With a focus on safety, quality, and reliability, you will work on bakery machinery and use CMMS tools to track planned and reactive tasks. The role is on-site with shift patterns to cover day and night periods.

Qualifications

• Qualified electrically and mechanically with an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Prepared to obtain Electrical Installations BS7671:2008 (18th Edition) 2382-15.
• Ideally holds an HNC (Level 4) in electrical/mechanical engineering.
• Experience using CMMS and bakery machinery.
• HAACP awareness and OEE understanding.
• Strong ability to troubleshoot electrical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain equipment and plant to ensure reliability.
• React to breakdowns quickly and efficiently.
• Perform PLC fault finding at input/output level.
• Address issues highlighted by HAACP audits.
• Respond to out-of-hours calls for breakdowns.

Skills

Electrical skills

Mechanical skills

NVQ Level 3

C&G 2330

18th Edition BS7671

HNC Level 4

Control/Instrumentation

OEE awareness

CMMS

Bakery machinery

HAACP awareness

Electrical troubleshooting

Education

NVQ Level 3

HNC Level 4

Tools

CMMS

Electrical test equipment

Multimeter

Job description

The Bread Factory is seeking a qualified Maintenance Engineer to keep bakery equipment and plant in top condition. You will respond to breakdowns, perform PLC fault finding, and address issues raised by HAACP audits while supporting continuous improvement of line performance.

With a focus on safety, quality, and reliability, you will work on bakery machinery and use CMMS tools to track planned and reactive tasks. The role is on-site with shift patterns to cover day and night periods.