MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Travail Employment Group; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Travail Employment Group is recruiting a Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, offering £42,000‑£47,000 DOE. Join a fast-paced food manufacturing environment under an established engineering team, with rotating shifts and permanent, full-time employment.

You will maintain and improve production and packaging equipment, respond to breakdowns, and contribute to reliability and safety standards across the site.

Qualifications

• Apprentice trained in a recognised engineering qualification.
• Multi-skilled maintenance experience in manufacturing.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills.
• Experience with motors, sensors, inverters, conveyors and pneumatics.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and electrical schematics.
• Good understanding of health & safety requirements.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM) in line with schedules.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults across equipment.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate records using the CMMS and assist with installs.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

Motors & sensors & inverters

Conveyors & pneumatics

Reading drawings & schematics

Health & safety

Communication & teamwork

Problem solving & hands-on

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds / BTEC (apprentice trained)

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire £42,000-£47,000 (DOE)

Full‑Time Permanent

Rotating Shifts (06:00-14:00 / 14:00-22:00 / 08:00-16:00, Mon‑Fri)

We are supporting an established food manufacturing business Wellingborough who are seeking a Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their established Engineering team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a fast‑paced production environment where reliability, efficiency and continuous improvement are at the heart of operations.

As a multi‑skilled maintenance engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving a wide range of production and packaging equipment, ensuring smooth, safe and efficient manufacturing performance.

The Role

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will carry out maintenance, troubleshooting and improvement activities across a variety of machinery used in food production. You will respond to breakdowns, deliver planned maintenance, support new equipment installations, and contribute to ongoing reliability and performance improvements. This role will be ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys problem‑solving, fault‑finding and working hands‑on with manufacturing equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM) in line with schedules
• Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise downtime
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
• Maintain accurate records using the company's CMMS
• Assist with installation and commissioning of new machinery
• Ensure compliance with food safety, health & safety and engineering standards
• Work collaboratively with Production, Quality and Operations teams

Skills & Experience Required

To be considered for the role, applicants are required to have the following skills, experience and qualifications and be resident in the UK with Right to Work Documentation in place. Please note this role does not offer sponsorship.

Essential Experience

• Apprentice trained (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, BTEC or equivalent)
• Multi‑skilled maintenance experience within manufacturing
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault‑finding skills
• Experience with motors, sensors, inverters, conveyors, pneumatics
• Ability to read engineering drawings and electrical schematics
• Strong understanding of health & safety
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Desirable Experience

• Experience in food, FMCG, packaging or process manufacturing
• PLC fault‑finding experience
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies
• 18th Edition qualification
• Experience using CMMS software

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