Electrical Maintenance Engineer – Fast-Paced FMCG Automation

Synergi Search & Select Ltd; Desford; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergi Search & Select Ltd. is recruiting an Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Contract) for a high‑volume, automated manufacturing facility in Desford. The role focuses on electrical maintenance, fault finding, and repair across conveyors, ovens, kilns, and other large machinery.

You will join a team of around 20 engineers in a dusty, fast‑paced FMCG environment, with daily handovers and opportunities for long‑term progression within a state‑of‑the‑art site.

Qualifications

• Electrically qualified (City & Guilds / NVQ / HNC or equivalent).
• Strong fault‑finding skills.
• Experience in FMCG or heavy industrial environments.
• Experience with industrial electrical panels.
• Exposure to automation, complex machinery, and fast‑paced engineering settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical maintenance, fault finding, and repair across a variety of automated manufacturing equipment.
• Work on conveyors, mixers, ovens, kilns and other large-scale industrial machinery.
• Support continuous improvement, reliability, and efficiency across the site.
• Work within a large engineering team (approx.20 engineers), ensuring safe and efficient operation of all equipment.
• Complete handover processes daily (5:30-6:00).
• Participate in holiday cover to reduce banked hours (296 hours reducing to 206 after handover deductions).
• Undertake planned and reactive maintenance in a dusty, fast‑paced FMCG/industrial environment.

Skills

Electrical bias

Fault finding

Automation exposure

Industrial machinery

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ / HNC or equivalent

Tools

Industrial electrical panels

Job description

Synergi Search & Select Ltd. is recruiting an Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Contract) for a high‑volume, automated manufacturing facility in Desford. The role focuses on electrical maintenance, fault finding, and repair across conveyors, ovens, kilns, and other large machinery.

You will join a team of around 20 engineers in a dusty, fast‑paced FMCG environment, with daily handovers and opportunities for long‑term progression within a state‑of‑the‑art site.