Maintenance Engineer

Maintech Recruitment; Northampton; Vor Ort; GBP 42.000 - 47.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Pension scheme

24 days Holiday entitlement + bank hol

Zusammenfassung

Maintech Recruitment is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a food manufacturing site near Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. You will maintain, troubleshoot and improve production and packaging equipment on a rotating shift pattern, Monday to Friday, with no nights.

You will carry out planned preventive maintenance, respond to breakdowns, perform root cause analysis and support CI initiatives, working closely with Production, Quality and Operations to ensure food safety and health &

Qualifikationen

• Apprentice trained and multi-skilled maintenance experience in manufacturing.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding across motors, sensors and conveyors.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and electrical schematics.

Aufgaben

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) in line with maintenance schedules.
• Respond promptly to equipment breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults on manufacturing and packaging equipment.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability and performance.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Support installation and commissioning of new equipment and machinery.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality and Operations to ensure food safety and health & safety standards.

Kenntnisse

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

Reading drawings

PLC fault-finding

Pneumatics

Inverters

Conveyors

Ausbildung

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds / BTEC or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Location; Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

We are working with an established and growing food manufacturing business supplying high-quality products to customers across the UK. The site operates a fast-paced production and packaging environment, with a strong focus on reliability, efficiency and continuous improvement across the engineering function.

As Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will report to the Reliability Manager and be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting and improving a wide range of production and packaging equipment. Working a rotating shift pattern of 06:00-14:00, 14:00-22:00 and 08:00-16:00 (Monday to Friday, no nights), you will carry out planned preventative maintenance, respond to breakdowns and support wider reliability and continuous improvement initiatives.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced multi-skilled engineer who enjoys hands-on problem-solving and wants to join a stable, growing business with genuine investment in its engineering team - all without the disruption of night shifts.

Responsibilities of a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer:

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) in line with maintenance schedules
• Respond promptly to equipment breakdowns to minimise production downtime
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults on manufacturing and packaging equipment
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability and performance
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
• Support installation and commissioning of new equipment and machinery
• Work collaboratively with Production, Quality and Operations teams, ensuring compliance with food safety and health & safety standards

Skills & Qualifications of a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer:

• Apprentice trained (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, BTEC or equivalent)
• Multi-skilled maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills, including motors, sensors, inverters, conveyors and pneumatics
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and electrical schematics
• Previous experience in food, FMCG or process manufacturing, PLC fault-finding and 18th Edition are all advantageous

The Benefits of a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer:

• Salary of £42,000 - £47,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Rotating shift pattern, Monday to Friday - no night shifts
• Permanent, full-time contract with a stable and growing employer
• Pension scheme
• 24 days Holiday entitlement plus bank holidays
• Ongoing training and development, including exposure to continuous improvement methodologies
• Supportive engineering team with genuine investment in equipment and people

Maintech Recruitment are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of sex, religion, belief, political opinion, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.

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