Maintenance Engineer

SJR Partners; England; On-site; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing business is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team in Newport. This role involves carrying out planned maintenance and repairs, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with mechanical and electrical systems and be passionate about driving reliability and efficiency in production operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs on mechanical and electrical systems.
• Ability to diagnose faults and lead problem-solving efforts.
• Knowledge of health, safety, hygiene, and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned maintenance on a range of equipment.
• Diagnose faults and perform reactive repairs.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Fault diagnosis and testing

Preventative maintenance

Problem-solving

Continuous improvement methods

Tools

CMMS system

Job description

Maintenance Engineer

£48,000

4 on / 4 off

Newport

Are you a hands‑on engineer with a passion for continuous improvement?

We’re looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join a leading food manufacturing business based in Newport. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a dedicated engineering team driving reliability and efficiency across production operations.

The Role

You’ll work as part of the site’s Engineering Team on a 4 on / 4 off shift pattern (days and nights), supporting the delivery of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs.

This role plays a key part in developing and implementing a new Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) approach — helping to reduce downtime, improve performance, and ensure the smooth running of all production equipment.

What will you be doing?

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs on a wide range of equipment.
• Diagnose faults, test, and maintain mechanical and electrical systems.
• Lead shift‑based problem solving where corrective actions aren’t clear.
• Use the CMMS system to log work, analyse historical data, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Support continuous improvement through TPM, root cause analysis, and 5S initiatives.
• Ensure all work complies with health, safety, hygiene, and quality standards.