Maintenance Engineer

Omega Resource Group; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized recruitment agency in the United Kingdom is looking for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer in Wellingborough. The successful candidate will perform a variety of maintenance tasks in a modern pneumatic flour mill, including both electrical and mechanical work. Candidates must have a formal engineering qualification and proven multi-skilled experience in food manufacturing. This role offers a negotiable pay rate and requires the ability to work independently. Immediate availability is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in food, beverage, dairy, or FMCG manufacturing is essential.
• Ability to follow a structured PPM plan effectively.
• Immediate or short-notice availability preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical and mechanical planned preventative maintenance tasks.
• Monitor and maintain a wide range of machinery and equipment.
• Update jobs on the site CMMS system.

Skills

Multi-skilled maintenance experience

Attention to detail

Ability to work independently

Education

Time-served apprenticeship or formal qualification (NVQ L3 / City & Guilds / ONC / HNC) in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Position: Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Location: Wellingborough

Shift: Mon to Friday - 8hrs a day - on a 6-2 - or a 7-3 - or an 8-4 shift (whatever suits the right candidate)

Contract - Umbrella/PAYE only

Pay Rate: Negotiable

Key Responsibilities

The work is varied and covers both planned and unplanned events.

It's in a modern pneumatic flour mill that will have several different sized motors - ribband and drag chain conveyors - bucket elevators - blowers - compressors - motor gearboxes - rotary air locks.

Typical equipment: conveyors, flow-wrappers, multi-head weighers, palletisers, metal detectors, check-weighers, labellers, mixers, ovens, depositors, pumps, compressors, chillers, boilers, refrigeration plant.

• Electrical PPMs (if E-biased): insulation testing, thermal imaging, drive checks, motor condition monitoring, control panel inspections, emergency light testing.
• Mechanical PPMs (if M-biased): bearing replacement, chain tensioning, gearbox oil changes, pump/valve servicing, belt tracking, vibration checks.
• Update and close off all jobs on the site CMMS system.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship or formal qualification (NVQ L3 / City & Guilds / ONC / HNC) in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Proven multi-skilled maintenance experience within food, beverage, dairy or FMCG manufacturing (essential).
• Comfortable methodically working through a structured PPM plan with excellent attention to details.
• Happy to work alone for the full -hour shift on Monday to Friday.
• Immediate or short-notice availability preferred.

If this role might be of an interest, please contact Marta Kosno (phone number removed) and forward your CV to (url removed).

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors.