FMCG Maintenance Engineer - Electrical/PLC & Uptime

Synergi Recruitment; Erith; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Holiday

Pension Scheme

Training & Development

Career progression

Critical illness cover

Job summary

Synergi Recruitment is seeking a Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical bias) for a leading food manufacturing site in Erith, Kent. The role covers planned and reactive maintenance on production machinery, fault finding on electrical and mechanical systems, and support for continuous improvement projects.

The ideal candidate has experience in FMCG, packaging or automated production, a recognised engineering qualification, 18th Edition (desirable), Siemens PLC fault finding, and strong

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a multi-skilled maintenance engineer in FMCG or manufacturing.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and mechanical maintenance abilities.
• Experience with PLC fault-finding (Siemens preferred).
• Recognised engineering qualification or apprenticeship; 18th edition desirable.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Planned and reactive maintenance on production machinery.
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding.
• Working on automated manufacturing and processing equipment.
• Diagnosing faults on PLCs, HMIs, sensors, drives and control systems.
• Reducing downtime and improving equipment reliability; CMMS record-keeping.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical maintenance

PLC fault-finding

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Engineering qualification or apprenticeship

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Job description

Synergi Recruitment is seeking a Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical bias) for a leading food manufacturing site in Erith, Kent. The role covers planned and reactive maintenance on production machinery, fault finding on electrical and mechanical systems, and support for continuous improvement projects.

The ideal candidate has experience in FMCG, packaging or automated production, a recognised engineering qualification, 18th Edition (desirable), Siemens PLC fault finding, and strong