Maintenance Engineer

Watt People Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly bonus £1,200

Overtime pay on weekends: double time

Overtime pay on weekdays: time and a ½

Pension 9% employer contribution

26 days holiday

Job summary

Watt People Ltd is seeking a multi-skilled maintenance engineer to join an established engineering team at a major FMCG sugar refinery in East London. You’ll maintain and improve automated machinery, carrying out reactive and planned maintenance while applying root cause analysis and continuous improvement techniques.

You’ll gain hands-on experience across mechanical, electrical and electronic systems, mentor peers, and contribute to training and best practices across the team as you progress

Qualifications

• Multi-skilled across mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering trades.
• Strong problem-solving ability, providing long-term solutions and improvements.
• Preferably an HNC/NVQ 4 in an engineering discipline, or at least BTEC/ONC in a relevant discipline.
• Knowledge of Health, Safety & environmental systems and procedures.
• Experience planning and organising engineering tasks, often involving contractor resources.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve a wide range of automated machinery in FMCG manufacturing.
• Carry out both reactive and planned maintenance with root cause analysis and CI techniques.
• Work across mechanical, electrical and electronic systems with hands-on experience.
• Mentor others, share expertise, and contribute to training and best practices across the team.
• You’ll take ownership of maintenance across multiple disciplines and support engineers on shift.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Electronic engineering

Education

HNC/NVQ4 in engineering

BTEC/ONC in engineering

Job description

Enjoy a secure career with one of the most established names in the food industry. With us, you'll have the chance to develop your engineering skills across a wide range of modern automated FMCG food manufacturing machinery.

Alongside a £1,200 yearly bonus, you'll earn overtime at double time on weekends and time and a half during weekdays. Pension contributions are generous too, with the company paying 9% when you contribute 3%. You'll also get 26 days holiday, giving you plenty of time to recharge.

Plus, you'll build skills that stay with you, opening doors to future promotions and leadership opportunities.

What you'll do

Be part of an established engineering team, working shifts to maintain and improve a wide range of automated machinery. You'll carry out both reactive and planned maintenance, using root cause analysis and continuous improvement techniques to keep things running smoothly.

There's a lot of variety in what you'll be working on - from process and packing systems to utilities and jetties. You'll take ownership of maintenance across mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems, giving you hands-on experience across multiple disciplines.

As you develop, you'll also mentor others, share your expertise, and contribute to training and best practices across the team.

What you'll need

• Multi-skilled across mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineering trades.
• Strong problem-solving ability, providing long-term solutions and improvements.
• Preferably an HNC/NVQ 4 in an engineering discipline, or at least BTEC/ONC in a relevant discipline.
• Knowledge of Health, Safety & environmental systems and procedures.
• Experience planning and organising engineering tasks, often involving contractor resources.

About the company

We are the world's largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons. We've been around for 150 years, operating sugar refineries across North America and the European Union, including one in East London.

With a rich history and central location on the River Thames, we continue to support engineers with modern facilities, training, and career progression opportunities.