Maintenance Engineer

CV Consulting; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Penision

Healthcare

Sick pay

Progression

Job summary

CV Consulting in Milton Keynes is seeking a Maintenance Engineer with mechanical or electrical bias to keep production equipment running smoothly in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. The role supports planned maintenance and rapid repairs, with the flexibility to tailor to either mechanical or electrical strengths.

The ideal candidate has hands-on maintenance experience in manufacturing and is comfortable with fabrication, welding, milling, and lathe work, plus fault-finding across mechanical

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, production, FMCG, or food environments.
• Hands-on maintenance engineering experience.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across production machinery.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults.
• Minimise downtime and support continuous production performance.
• Complete hands-on engineering work including fabrication, welding, milling, and lathe work.
• Conduct electrical fault-finding on machinery and control systems.
• Support continuous improvement and engineering projects.
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to improve equipment reliability.

Skills

Fault-finding

Problem-solving

Hands-on maintenance

Mechanical engineering background

Electrical engineering background

Tools

Fabrication

Welding

Milling

Lathe work

Job description

Maintenance Engineer – Mechanical or Electrical Bias

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary: £57,000

• Penision
• Healthcare
• Sick pay
• Progression

Shift Pattern: Panama Shift Pattern (Days & Nights)

Are you a hands-on Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge in a fast-paced production environment?

We are currently recruiting for a Mechanical or Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing business in Milton Keynes. This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer who enjoys fault-finding, problem-solving, and working in a highly automated production environment.

The role can be tailored to suit either a mechanically biased engineer with basic electrical skills or an electrically biased engineer with strong mechanical understanding.

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring production equipment operates efficiently through planned preventative maintenance and fast-response reactive repairs.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across production machinery
• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults
• Minimise downtime and support continuous production performance
• Complete hands-on engineering work including fabrication, welding, milling, and lathe work
• Conduct electrical fault-finding on machinery and control systems
• Support continuous improvement and engineering projects
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to improve equipment reliability

What We’re Looking For

• Previous experience within manufacturing, production, FMCG, or food environments
• Mechanical or electrical engineering background
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving ability
• Hands-on maintenance engineering experience
• Mechanical engineers with fabrication and machining skills highly desirable
• Electrical engineers with fault-finding experience on industrial machinery highly desirable
• Positive attitude and proactive approach to maintenance

Desirable Skills

• Multi-skilled maintenance capability
• Experience within food manufacturing
• Knowledge of conveyors, motors, gearboxes, pneumatics, and sensors
• Experience working Panama shifts

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary of £57,000
• Panama shift pattern offering structured time off
• Stable and growing manufacturing environment
• Opportunity to join a skilled engineering team
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

If you are a motivated Maintenance Engineer looking for your next opportunity in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, we would like to hear from you.