Maintenance Engineer

Stirling Warrington; Kingswinford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG manufacturing company in Kingswinford is looking for a Maintenance Engineer to perform preventive maintenance and respond to breakdowns. The role involves working with automated equipment like conveyors and flow wrappers. Candidates should have three years of experience in repairing plant machinery and strong electrical skills. This position offers a clean working environment with significant project work and competitive benefits including 28 days holiday.

Benefits

Very clean working environment

Significant project work

28 days holiday plus additional time off

Relaxed environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years’ experience repairing and maintaining special purpose plant machinery.
• Ability to read schematic drawings/electrical wiring diagrams and perform fault finding.
• Open to Maintenance Engineers from manufacturing backgrounds (FMCG/Food/Metals/Recycling/Automation/Foundry/Brick/Aerospace).

Responsibilities

• Carry out PPM on automated manufacturing equipment and machinery.
• Respond to breakdowns and perform reactive maintenance as needed.
• Participate in project work and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Electrical skills

Ability to read schematic drawings

Mechanical maintenance

Job description

Overview

Maintenance Engineer – Dudley

£40,000 - £45,000 DOE

Monday – Friday double days 6am-2pm / 10pm-2pm

Company: This FMCG manufacturing site is undergoing growth due to investment in brand new lines. The environment is automated and clean, with strong leadership. The role focuses on maintenance of conveyors, flow wrappers, multi-head weighers, coders, pallet wrappers, and more. Most work is preventative maintenance (PPM) with some reactive maintenance and significant project activity. This is a smaller site where you will engage in project work/PPMs when not responding to breakdowns.

Responsibilities

• Carry out PPM on automated manufacturing equipment and machinery.
• Respond to breakdowns and perform reactive maintenance as needed.
• Participate in project work and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support maintenance on conveyors, flow wrappers, multi‑head weighers, coders, pallet wrappers, and related equipment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years’ experience repairing and maintaining special purpose plant machinery; electrical skills are essential.
• Ability to read schematic drawings/electrical wiring diagrams, change sensors, and perform fault finding.
• Mechanically sound with experience in bearings, belts, belts, and general mechanical maintenance.
• PLC experience is not required for this role.
• Open to Maintenance Engineers from manufacturing backgrounds (FMCG/Food/Metals/Recycling/Automation/Foundry/Brick/Aerospace).

Benefits

• Very clean working environment
• Significant project work for the Maintenance Engineer
• Great culture
• 8 hour shifts with overtime paid at a premium
• 28 days holiday, plus an extra day’s holiday each year you remain employed (cap at 5 years)
• Employee of the month
• Relaxed environment