Days Maintenance Engineer

Hunter Selection; City Of London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established food manufacturer in East London is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to perform planned and reactive maintenance on high-speed food production equipment. The ideal candidate should have HNC/HND qualifications in Engineering, strong fault-finding skills, and experience in a food manufacturing environment. Compensation includes a competitive salary of £55,000 with additional benefits, such as a bonus scheme and enhanced parental policies. Applications via CV to be sent through email.

Benefits

5% Bonus Scheme

Group Private Pension (9% Employer Contribution)

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Private Healthcare

Free Parking

EV Charging Zones

Qualifications

• Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer with prior experience in food manufacturing.
• Able to carry out electrical & mechanical fault finding.
• Recognized qualifications (HNC/HND) in engineering are essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned and reactive maintenance on food production lines.
• Conduct electrical & mechanical repairs and overhauls.
• Monitor site contractors and order necessary spares.

Skills

Electrical & mechanical fault finding and problem solving skills

Knowledge of electrical safety isolation procedures

Experience working on motors, sensors, inverters

Experience using SAP

Advantageous if worked with PLC systems

Education

HNC / HND qualified in Engineering

Completed a recognised apprenticeship

Tools

PLC systems

SAP

Job description

Maintenance Engineer

Location: East London (E16)

Working Hours: Monday‑Friday, 7am‑3pm

Salary: £55,000 + Overtime

Benefits

• 5% Bonus Scheme
• Group Private Pension (9% Employer Contribution) + X4 Life Assurance
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Private Healthcare, 24/7 GP Service, EAP
• Enhanced Parental Policies, 3 Days Paid Voluntary Work, Income Protection
• Free Parking, EV Charging Zones

Our client is an established food manufacturer, part of a larger global group, with multiple sites worldwide. Due to growth & CI projects at the site, they are looking for a new maintenance engineer to join their production & packaging team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, reactive maintenance and safety checks on all high-speed food production lines, packaging machinery, conveyors, metal detectors, labellers, baggers, checkweighers, PLCs, control panels, robotics, depositors
• Electrical & mechanical fault finding, repairs, stripdowns & overhauls
• Work on motors, gearboxes, VSDs, inverters, sensors, pneumatics, hydraulics, drives, bearings
• Improve plant availability, reliability and continuous improvement work
• Monitor contractors on site, ordering spares & parts

Qualifications

• Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer
• Ideally completed a recognised apprenticeship
• HNC / HND qualified in Engineering
• Electrical & mechanical fault finding and problem solving skills
• Prior experience with industrial processing & equipment and manufacturing systems
• Experience in a food manufacturing or FMCG environment
• Knowledge of electrical safety isolation procedures (beneficial)
• Experience working on motors, sensors, inverters, gearboxes, VSDs, pneumatics, drives
• Experience using SAP (beneficial)
• Advantageous if worked with PLC systems
• Any experience in an ATEX / CompEX environment would be great

To apply please email your CV / resume to <email>.

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