Junior Maintenance Engineer

Tec Partners Recruitment Ltd; North Norfolk; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Tec Partners Recruitment Ltd in Norfolk is seeking a Junior Maintenance Engineer for a busy food manufacturing site. This is aimed at someone early in their engineering career, perhaps after an apprenticeship or a year or two of hands-on work, to gain practical experience maintaining mechanical and electrical equipment.

Join an established engineering team, receive training and support to develop technical knowledge, and grow into a fully fledged Maintenance Engineer with exposure to a wide

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification or equivalent
• Basic understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering
• Experience with machinery or equipment is a plus
• Interest in developing a career in maintenance engineering

Responsibilities

• Perform planned and preventative maintenance (PPM)
• Carry out mechanical maintenance and repairs
• Do basic electrical maintenance and fault finding
• Respond to machinery breakdowns and diagnose faults
• Support machinery changeovers and adjustments
• Assist with general engineering tasks on site
• Work with senior engineers to build knowledge

Skills

Engineering Aptitude

Hands-on mindset

Problem solving

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3/BTEC/HNC or equivalent

Tools

Machinery maintenance tools

Job description

Junior Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

Hours: 48 hours per week

Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday / Tuesday-Saturday

On-site role, driving licence and own transport required due to location

We're recruiting for a Junior Maintenance Engineer to join a busy food manufacturing site in Norfolk.

This position is specifically aimed at someone who is early in their engineering career. You might have recently completed an engineering apprenticeship or qualification, or perhaps have gained your first year or two of hands‑on experience and are now looking for somewhere you can continue learning.

You’ll join an established engineering team who can support your development while you gain practical experience maintaining mechanical and electrical equipment in a working food production environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

This is a general, hands‑on maintenance engineering position. You’ll gradually develop your experience across:

• Planned and preventative maintenance (PPM)


• Mechanical maintenance and repairs


• Basic electrical maintenance and fault finding


• Responding to machinery breakdowns


• Identifying and diagnosing equipment faults


• Bearings, motors, gearboxes, conveyors and other production equipment


• Supporting machinery changeovers and adjustments


• General engineering tasks around the production site


• Working alongside experienced Maintenance Engineers to develop your technical knowledge

As your experience grows, you’ll be given greater responsibility for maintenance and fault finding across the site.

Ideally, you’ll have

• An Engineering Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, BTEC, HNC/HND or similar engineering qualification


• A basic understanding of both mechanical and electrical engineering


• Some practical experience working with machinery or equipment


• An interest in developing a career within maintenance engineering


• A hands‑on approach and willingness to learn


• Good problem‑solving skills


• The ability to work within a busy manufacturing environment

Food or FMCG experience is not essential. We’re happy to consider someone from another engineering, manufacturing or production environment who wants to develop their skills within food manufacturing.

Working Hours

The position is based on a 48‑hour working week, rotating between:

• Monday-Fri: 07:00 - 17:10


• Tuesday-Saturday: Tuesday-Friday 08:50 - 19:00, Saturday 07:00 - 17:10

What’s on Offer?

• £35,000 - £40,000 salary


• Opportunity to develop into a fully‑fledged Maintenance Engineer


• Hands‑on mechanical and electrical experience


• Training and support from experienced engineers


• Exposure to a wide range of food production and manufacturing equipment


• Long‑term engineering career development

This could be an excellent next step if you’ve completed your engineering training but haven’t yet had the opportunity to build substantial maintenance experience.

If you’re locally based, mechanically/electrically minded and looking to build a career in maintenance engineering, we’d like to hear from you