Maintenance Engineer

LINDAL Group Careers; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Company pension scheme

Training and development opportunities

Career progression opportunities

Exposure to advanced manufacturing

Supportive team environment

Pension scheme

End-of-year shut-down week

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Financial and legal wellbeingprogramme

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Wellbeing and healthy living programme

Exclusive deals and discounts

Job summary

Lindal Valve in Leighton Buzzard seeks a Maintenance Engineer to ensure reliable operation of production equipment. You will support preventive and corrective maintenance, fault diagnosis and continuous improvement across manufacturing facilities.

You will work with Production, Quality and Engineering teams to maximise uptime, improve OEE, and uphold safety and quality standards. The role requires strong electrical fault-finding skills and CMMS literacy.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years engineering experience within manufacturing or FMCG.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experience maintaining manufacturing equipment; CMMS literacy.
• Engineering qualification or apprenticeship (desirable) or qualified by experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic faults.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities.
• Support TPM and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Modify, test and optimise equipment and control systems.
• Support installation and commissioning of new equipment.
• Investigate recurring equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and CMMS documentation.
• Ensure spare parts usage is recorded accurately.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping and safety.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality and Engineering teams.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Problem-solving

CMMS experience

Communication skills

Automation/PLC experience

Education

Engineering qualification or apprenticeship

Qualified by experience

Tools

CMMS

PLC/Automation systems

Job description

Your Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliable operation of production equipment across our manufacturing facilities. You will provide engineering support through preventive and corrective maintenance activities, fault diagnosis, equipment improvements and continuous improvement initiatives.

Working closely with Production, Quality and Engineering teams, you will help maximise equipment uptime, improve operational efficiency, drive Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and maintain the highest standards of safety and quality.

Your Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical, mechanical,pneumaticand hydraulic faults.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities.
• Support TPM and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Modify,testand optimiseequipment and control systems.
• Support installation and commissioning of new equipment.
• Investigate recurring equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
• Maintainaccuratemaintenance records and CMMS documentation.
• Ensure spare parts usage is recorded accurately.
• Maintainhigh standards of housekeeping and safety.
• Collaborate with Production,Quality and Engineering teams.

Your Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Company pension scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Career progression opportunities
• Exposure to advanced manufacturing technologies
• Supportive team environment
• Pension scheme
• End-of-year shut-down week
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Financial and legal wellbeing programme
• Grocery shopping discounts25 days annual leave
• Health cash plan
• Wellbeing and healthy living programme
• Exclusive deals and discounts on products or services

Your profile

• Minimum 5 years engineering experience within manufacturing or FMCG.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experiencemaintainingmanufacturing equipment.
• Strong communicationand problem-solving skills.Computer literate with CMMS experience.
• Recognisedengineering qualification or apprenticeship (desirable)
  Or Qualified by experience
• Automation, robotics or PLC experience (desirable).

Your contact

Kris Nagiah
HRBP

Your Workplace

Located in Leighton Buzzard, LINDAL Valve has been operating since 1980 and employs around 275 people.
Our team works in a collaborative and international environment, where people take ownership, contribute ideas, and support each other. As a production site within LINDAL’s global manufacturing network, we combine technical expertise with a strong commitment to quality and continuous improvement to deliver the best solutions for our customers.