FMCG Maintenance Engineer - Fault-Finding & Reliability

E3 Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

E3 Recruitment is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a established food manufacturer. The role focuses on keeping production running by fault-finding, maintaining equipment and driving reliability improvements.

You will carry out planned maintenance, diagnose mechanical and electrical faults, reduce downtime and support RCA/Lean initiatives, while maintaining CMMS records. Hands-on, apprentice-trained engineers with food/FMCG experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Apprentice trained engineer with strong fault-finding experience on manufacturing equipment, ideally gained in food or FMCG manufacturing.
• Experience of using CMMS systems.
• Knowledge of air, steam or refrigeration systems.
• Familiar with RCA, FMECA or Lean methodologies.
• Proactive approach, keen to find solutions to recurring issues to improve performance.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned maintenance and responding quickly to breakdowns.
• Diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults.
• Reducing downtime and improving equipment performance.
• Supporting RCA and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintaining accurate records through the CMMS system.

Skills

Fault finding

Maintenance

Problem solving

Lean

Education

Apprentice trained engineer

Tools

CMMS

Job description

E3 Recruitment is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a established food manufacturer. The role focuses on keeping production running by fault-finding, maintaining equipment and driving reliability improvements.

You will carry out planned maintenance, diagnose mechanical and electrical faults, reduce downtime and support RCA/Lean initiatives, while maintaining CMMS records. Hands-on, apprentice-trained engineers with food/FMCG experience are preferred.