Maintenance Engineer

Pioneer Selection Ltd; Swanscombe; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life insurance

Overtime opportunities

Training and development

Job summary

Pioneer Selection Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a Kent-based manufacturing site. You will perform electrical and mechanical maintenance on automated production lines, ensuring maximum uptime and efficiency. The role includes fault-finding, preventative maintenance and some facilities duties.

Join a market-leading operation with opportunities for training, overtime, and long-term career development in a stable environment.

Qualifications

• Electrical maintenance experience in an industrial manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Hands-on maintenance experience across pre-planned, reactive and breakdown maintenance in a fast-paced facility.

Responsibilities

• Carry out mechanical and electrical maintenance on automated production machinery to maximise uptime.
• Perform fault-finding and implement planned preventative maintenance in a fast-paced FMCG environment.
• Oversee basic facilities maintenance and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Fault-finding

Planned maintenance

Tools

CMMS systems

Job description

MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer

Location: Dartford

Salary: £42,(Apply online only) - £45,(Apply online only)

Shift: Mon - Fri - Days (early finish Friday)

Sector - Industrial Maintenance

Job Role of the Maintenance Engineer.

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join an established manufacturing site in Kent. The company has heavily invested in advanced automation, high-speed production lines, and continuous improvement initiatives, making it an excellent workplace for engineers seeking career development, technical growth, and future leadership opportunities.

You will be responsible for carrying out both mechanical and electrical maintenance, fault-finding, and planned preventative maintenance on a range of automated and semi-automated production machinery, ensuring maximum uptime and efficiency in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

You will also oversee some basic facilities maintenance

Working on a Monday to Friday days pattern, you will play a key role in reducing downtime, improving reliability, and supporting production performance across the site.

Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Maintenance Engineer

• Electrical maintenance experience within an industrial manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Knowledge of CMMS systems
• Mechanical maintenance experience within an industrial manufacturing or FMCG environment
• Hands on experience with pre-planned, reactive and breakdown maintenance in a fast paced industrial factory.
• Ability to work a continental shift pattern

Requirements for the Maintenance Engineer

• Hands-on mechanical fault-finding experience.
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment.
• Electrical maintenance experience (relays, sensors, drives, contactors, single, three phase).

Desirable Requirements for the Maintenance Engineer

• Experience working as a Maintenance Engineer in the UK.
• Previous experience within FMCG, food, beverage or packaging environments.

The Maintenance Engineer will benefit from:

• Working for a market-leading manufacturing business.
• Competitive salary up to £45,(Apply online only)
• Company benefits package including pension, life insurance
• Overtime opportunities.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Long-term job security within a stable and growing organisation.