Maintenance Engineer

Maintech Recruitment Ltd; Coventry; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

4 on 4 off shifts

Pension contribution

Private healthcare

Wellbeing support

Parental leave

Training and development

Career progression

Staff discount

Cycle to work

Canteen

Annual leave buy/sell

Long service rewards

Job summary

Maintech Recruitment Ltd is partnering with a leading UK food manufacturing business in Coventry to recruit an apprentice-trained Electrical Maintenance Engineer. The role focuses on preventative maintenance, root cause analysis and continuous improvement within a structured maintenance framework.

You will work in a large team of experienced engineers, with clear development pathways and opportunities to progress into senior positions.

Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained engineer
• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent
• Electrically biased with strong fault-finding ability
• Experience in manufacturing or FMCG environments
• Exposure to PLC fault finding or SCADA advantageous
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Strong communication and teamwork skills

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across high-speed automated equipment
• Respond to electrical and mechanical breakdowns to minimise downtime
• Diagnose faults across electrical control systems and drives
• Support root cause analysis to prevent repeat failures
• Work with production teams to improve equipment performance
• Participate in continuous improvement and reliability projects
• Maintain maintenance records in CMMS
• Ensure safe completion of all activities

Skills

Electrically biased

Fault-finding

Communication

Team-working

Willingness to learn

Positive attitude

Education

NVQ Level 3

City & Guilds or equivalent

Tools

PLC fault finding

SCADA systems

Job description

Location; Coventry

Are you an apprentice-trained Electrical Maintenance Engineer looking for a business that will genuinely invest in your development?

We are working with a leading UK food manufacturing business operating a highly automated production facility in Coventry. The site has undergone significant investment in both equipment and engineering capability, creating an environment where maintenance is valued and engineers are given the support, training and tools needed to succeed.

This is not a site where engineers spend every shift firefighting breakdowns. The engineering team operates within a structured maintenance framework, with a strong focus on preventative maintenance, root cause analysis and continuous improvement. You'll be joining a large team of experienced engineers, giving you the opportunity to learn from some highly skilled colleagues while developing your own technical capability.

Whether you're looking to improve your PLC fault-finding skills, gain more automation exposure or progress into a senior engineering position in the future, this business has clear development pathways and a proven track record of promoting from within.

If you're an electrically biased engineer who enjoys problem solving and wants to be part of a professional engineering team where training and progression are taken seriously, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

Responsibilities of a Maintenance Engineer:

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across high-speed automated production and packaging equipment
• Respond to electrical and mechanical breakdowns, minimising downtime and supporting production targets
• Diagnose faults across electrical control systems, motors, drives, sensors and automated machinery
• Support root cause analysis activities to eliminate repeat failures
• Work closely with production teams to improve equipment performance and reliability
• Participate in continuous improvement and reliability projects across the site
• Maintain accurate maintenance records through the CMMS system
• Ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely and in line with site standards

Skills & Qualifications of a Maintenance Engineer:

• Apprentice-trained engineer
• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent engineering qualification
• Electrically biased with strong fault-finding ability
• Experience within manufacturing, FMCG, logistics, automated warehousing or production environments
• Exposure to PLC fault finding, SCADA systems or automation equipment would be advantageous
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn and develop
• Strong communication and team-working skills

Engineers from outside of food manufacturing are encouraged to apply if they have experience maintaining automated production equipment.

Benefits of an Electrical Maintenance Engineer:

• Basic salary £57,294.07
• Quarterly performance bonus
• 4 on 4 off shift pattern (days and nights)
• Up to 15% employer pension contribution
• Private healthcare and wellbeing support
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
• Structured training and development programmes
• Clear career progression pathways
• Staff discount shop
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised canteen
• Option to buy and sell annual leave
• Long service rewards

Most engineers are earning in excess of their basic salary through bonus and additional opportunities available on site.

Maintech Recruitment are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of sex, religion, belief, political opinion, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.

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