Maintenance Engineer

Randstad CPE; Dudley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a Maintenance Engineer to manage maintenance and contribute to capital projects at its Dudley site. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in FMCG environments and be skilled in troubleshooting both mechanical and electrical faults. This role requires a strong mechanical background, team spirit, and a proactive attitude towards professional growth. The company values diversity and promotes equality in its recruitment process.

Benefits

29 days holiday

Company Pension Scheme

Sick Pay

Training and development

Qualifications

• Several years of experience within an FMCG production environment.
• Completed onsite apprenticeship or holds a level 3 NVQ/HNC/HND.
• Eager to improve current skill set and develop with the company.

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance and contribute to ongoing capital projects.
• Support the team in replacing machine parts.
• Conduct mandatory logs and ensure health and safety regulations.

Skills

Troubleshooting mechanical faults

Troubleshooting electrical faults

Fault finding on production equipment

Team player

Strong mechanical knowledge

Education

Level 3 NVQ/HNC/HND in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Conveyors

Motors

Gearboxes

Automated controls

Job description

Title

Maintenance Engineer

Location

Dudley, West Midlands

Shifts

Earlies, Lates & Nights

Salary

Up to £50,000 per annum

Benefits Include

29 days holiday (including bank holidays), Company Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Company uniform and PPE, Company training and development (Costs funded)

The Company

Join a globally recognized leader in FMCG manufacturing as a multi-skilled maintenance engineer. We require a skilled and versatile Maintenance Engineer, ideally with a strong mechanical background, to manage maintenance and contribute heavily to ongoing capital projects at our Dudley site. Experience with steam systems, pumps, and pipework is highly valued.

This client is truly committed to developing its engineering team to the highest level. They offer advanced training, certifications, and higher apprenticeships. If you thrive in a challenging, high-energy environment and want to be part of a very supportive team, this could be the perfect role for you.

The Candidate

We're searching for a collaborative, long-term-minded engineer with a great attitude. You must have prior experience troubleshooting both mechanical and electrical faults in a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) environment, maintaining a variety of industrial equipment, including conveyors, motors, gearboxes, bearings, bottling or packaging line, automated controls, three-phase motors, sensors and more.

In this role, you'll join a highly independent team, responsible for managing your own time efficiently and concentrating on root cause analysis. You'll be responsible for supporting the team in replacing machine parts and conducting all mandatory logs. We need someone who is forward-thinking and takes initiative, ensuring all health and safety regulations are upheld and driving their own professional growth.

Requirements

• Several years experience working within a FMCG production environment.
• Must have completed an onsite apprenticeship or hold a level 3 NVQ/HNC/HND or above in Electrical Engineering /Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Must be a team player and willing to fit in and learn from the established engineers onsite.
• Eagerness to improve your current skill set and develop with the company.
• Competent fault finding and repairing on a range of production/milling/manufacturing equipment.
• Be ambitious, enthusiastic and thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a "can do" attitude to work.

Titles: Multiskilled, Maintenance, Maintenance, Mechanical Technician, Electrical Engineer, EC&I, Production or Manufacturing.

Commutable from: Dudley, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Oldbury, Stourbridge, Walsall, Digbeth, Kidderminster.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.