Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Maintech Recruitment; Coventry; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £57k+ with overtime & bonus

4 on 4 off days/nights

Quarterly bonus

Pension up to 15%

Private healthcare

Structured training & career prog.

Job summary

Maintech Recruitment Ltd in Coventry is seeking a Maintenance Engineer (Electrical bias) to join a fast-paced FMCG site. You’ll perform planned and reactive maintenance on high-speed production and packaging lines, supporting root cause analysis and reliability improvements as the site expands.

You should be an apprentice-trained engineer with FMCG experience and strong fault-finding across electrical and mechanical systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG, food manufacturing or high-speed production environments.
• Proven fault-finding ability across electrical and mechanical systems.
• PLC fault-finding and SCADA experience would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across high-speed production and packaging equipment.
• Respond to breakdowns promptly to keep downtime to a minimum.
• Diagnose and repair faults across electrical and mechanical systems.
• Support root cause analysis to eliminate recurring failures.
• Work closely with production teams to keep machines running at peak performance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and reliability projects across the site.
• Keep accurate maintenance records using CMMS systems.

Skills

FMCG experience

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

PLC fault-finding/SCADA

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds (Electrical bias)

Apprentice-trained Maintenance Engineer

Job description

Location: Coventry

We’re partnering with a leading UK food manufacturer, home to one of the nation’s most recognisable snack brands, operating within a fast-moving, high-volume FMCG production environment. The site is a technically advanced, highly automated facility in the midst of a multi-million-pound investment programme over the next three years, building on an already firm commitment to reliability, efficiency and continuous improvement. The engineering team is mature and well organised, taking a proactive, planned approach to maintenance rather than a reactive one.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join a progressive engineering team on a 4 on 4 off days and nights shift pattern, working across high-speed production and packaging lines. The successful candidate will carry out planned and reactive maintenance, support root cause analysis and play a central role in improving plant reliability as the site’s investment programme continues to take shape.

This role would suit an apprentice-trained Maintenance Engineer looking to be part of a well-invested, structured FMCG environment during a real period of growth, helping to build strong engineering teams and processes for the future, with excellent opportunities for training, development and career progression.

Responsibilities of a Maintenance Engineer:

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across high-speed production and packaging equipment
• Respond to breakdowns promptly and effectively to keep downtime to a minimum
• Diagnose and repair faults across both mechanical and electrical systems
• Support root cause analysis to eliminate recurring failures
• Work closely with production teams to keep machines running at peak performance
• Contribute to continuous improvement and reliability projects across the site
• Keep accurate maintenance records using CMMS systems

Skills & Qualifications of a Maintenance Engineer:

• NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds (Electrical bias preferred)
• Apprentice-trained Maintenance Engineer
• Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or high-speed production environments
• Proven fault-finding ability across electrical and mechanical systems
• PLC fault-finding and SCADA experience would be an advantage

Benefits of a Maintenance Engineer:

• Basic salary: £57,294.07 – with overtime and bonus, most engineers earn circa £65,000
• 4 on 4 off shift pattern (days & nights)
• Quarterly bonus scheme
• Up to 15% employer pension contribution
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
• Structured training and career development programme
• Private healthcare and wellbeing support

Maintech Recruitment are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of sex, religion, belief, political opinion, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.

Please note by applying for this role your data will be processed and stored in line with our privacy policy, full details of which are held on our website, and a copy can be provided if you wish.