Maintenance Engineer

Refresco Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Manufacturer training

Career development planning

Life assurance

Enhanced holiday allowance

Free online medical support

Overtime rate 1.5x

Benefits platform Cheers (flexible)

Job summary

Refresco Bridgwater in Somerset is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to keep production running at peak capacity. You’ll diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical and control faults across packaging lines and processing systems, supporting both planned and reactive maintenance.

The role offers a 4 on 4 off, 12-hour shift pattern (days/nights), with a 24/7 shift pattern and an average of 42 hours per week, contributing to a dynamic, safety-focused production environment.

Qualifications

• L3 engineering qualification or time served.
• Multi-skilled background with bias toward one area.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in daily tasks.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, and control faults.
• Perform planned and reactive maintenance on pallet wrappers, conveyors, packaging machines and other line equipment.
• Support plant improvements and projects to improve site efficiency.
• Work closely with Engineering Team Leader to deliver high-quality service.
• Ensure the factory is kept running at peak capacity.

Skills

Problem solving

Troubleshooting

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Electrical & mechanical

Education

Level 3 engineering qualification

Time served

Tools

Pumps

Pneumatics

Inverters

VFDs

Sensors

Job description

Are you a problem solver with a passion for keeping things running smoothly? Join our team as a Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer, where every day presents a new challenge and an opportunity to make a real impact. You'll be at the heart of our operations, ensuring that our equipment is always in peak condition and that our production never skips a beat. If you're driven by precision, thrive under pressure, and take pride in your ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues quickly, this is the perfect role for you. Step into a career where your expertise keeps us moving forward, and your skills are truly valued.

Refresco UK is part of the Refresco Group, a multi‑national independent soft drinks manufacturer with 78 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America, and Australia in 15 countries.

Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer (either bias) – Bridgwater, Somerset – £61,376. Overtime paid at X1.5. Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off, 12‑hour shifts, days and nights. 24/7 shift pattern, average of 42 hours per week.

What’s in it for you?

• Manufacturer training
• Career development planning
• Supportive team of engineers/engineering managers
• Life assurance
• Enhanced holiday allowance
• Free online medical support
• Overtime rate (1.5x of your basic salary)
• Access to employee benefits platform – Cheers which includes flexible benefits such as healthcare plans, dental plans, car schemes, activities pass and much more!
• State‑of‑the‑art facility with lots of variety

About the role

You will be an integral part of your team, ensure the factory is kept up and running to its highest capacity, and work as part of a well‑regarded, focused maintenance team.

You will support both planned and reactive maintenance work throughout our factory on various state‑of‑the‑art equipment including pallet wrappers, shrink wrappers, conveyors, check weighers, palletizers, packaging machinery, processing systems, specialist food processing machinery, silos, pumps, pipework, etc.

What are your daily tasks as a Multi‑skilled Maintenance Engineer at Refresco Bridgwater?

• Working closely with the Engineering Team Leader, responsible for delivering a high‑quality Engineering service.
• Rapidly diagnosing and resolving mechanical, electrical, basic control, and instrumentation faults.
• Completing a full range of maintenance activities across the entire installed asset base within your work area.
• Continuously working to improve performance to deliver site efficiency and performance standards.
• Getting involved with factory improvement projects.

About you

• L3 engineering qualification or time served
• Multi‑skilled background – either biased
• Be confident enough to put forward new ideas and suggestions.
• Be accurate in your daily tasks and duties, paying great attention to detail.
• Experience working on processing equipment: pipework, pumps, silos, turning equipment.
• Further skillset overview: fault finding in panels, sensors, relays, inverters, drives, motors, pumps, pneumatics, and pipework.

About Refresco

Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for global, national and emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia. Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, aseptic PET, cans, and glass.

Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demand.

Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees. www.refresco.com.

Our drinks are on every table. That's the Refresco vision. We’re a global business and currently produce 12 billion litres of soft drinks from 64 manufacturing plants in 12 countries and we’re only just getting started. We’re the proud owners of six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK. Our UK business provides a great place to work for over 1,800 employees, who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading retailers.

Refresco believes that equal opportunity for all is fundamental to our company’s values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.