Days Maintenance Engineer

Hunter Selection Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy seeks an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a food manufacturing company in East London. The role involves planned and reactive maintenance of high-speed production machinery, requiring multi-skilled experience and problem-solving ability. Candidates should hold an HNC/HND in Engineering and have worked in food manufacturing. This position offers a competitive salary of £55,000 plus comprehensive benefits including a bonus scheme, healthcare, and generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

5% Bonus Scheme

Group Private Pension (9% Employer Contribution)

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Private Healthcare

Free Parking

Qualifications

• Must have worked in a similar food manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Knowledge of electrical safety isolation procedures would be beneficial.
• Experience of using SAP would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, reactive maintenance and safety checks on production lines.
• Electrical & mechanical fault finding and repairs on machinery.
• Monitor contractors on site and order spare parts.

Skills

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Electrical & mechanical fault finding

Problem solving skills

Experience in food manufacturing

Education

HNC / HND qualified in Engineering

Completed a recognised apprenticeship

Tools

SAP

PLC systems

Industrial processing equipment

Job description

Maintenance Engineer

East London (E16)

Monday-Friday Days (7am-3pm)

£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.

Role & 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
• Working on motors, gearboxes, VSDs, inverters, sensors, pneumatics, hydraulics, drives, bearings
• Improving plant availability, reliability and continuous improvement work
• Monitor contractors on site, ordering spares & parts

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

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

To apply please email your CV / resume to [e-mail]

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.