FMCG Maintenance Engineer: PLC/Automation, 4 On 4 Off

Synergi Search & Select Ltd; Boston; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

4 on / 4 off rotating days and nights

Extensive training and development

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount scheme

Health and wellbeing programme

Free on-site parking

Company pension and life insurance

Paid breaks

Welcome bonus

Annual site bonus

Job summary

Synergi Search & Select Ltd is supporting a leading FMCG manufacturer in recruiting a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a busy site on a 4 on 4 off shift. You will maintain and improve automated production equipment, with emphasis on electrical and mechanical maintenance, and work within a forward-thinking engineering team.

You'll diagnose faults, optimise conveyors, motors, drives and packaging machinery, use PLCs, CMMS, and support continuous improvement projects across the site,

Qualifications

• Electrical maintenance experience is essential.
• Qualifications in electrical and mechanical engineering.
• Experience in food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive maintenance and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across production and site equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical and mechanical faults efficiently to minimise downtime.
• Maintain automated, network-linked processing and packaging machinery.
• Work with PLCs, inverters, control panels, electrical supplies and CMMS systems.
• Maintain and troubleshoot conveyors, motors, drives, mixers, extruders, ovens and associated equipment.
• Work with hydraulics, pneumatics, steam systems, pipework and valves.
• Support continuous improvement and engineering projects across the site.
• Work closely with production teams to optimise machinery performance.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and uphold health & safety standards.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Problem solving

Shift teamwork

Education

Electrical engineering qualification

Mechanical engineering qualification

Tools

PLCs

Inverters

Control panels

CMMS

Job description

Synergi Search & Select Ltd is supporting a leading FMCG manufacturer in recruiting a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a busy site on a 4 on 4 off shift. You will maintain and improve automated production equipment, with emphasis on electrical and mechanical maintenance, and work within a forward-thinking engineering team.

You'll diagnose faults, optimise conveyors, motors, drives and packaging machinery, use PLCs, CMMS, and support continuous improvement projects across the site,