MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Impact Recruitment; Wellingborough; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Salary £45k-£50k

Permanent position

Day shift

Autonomy

Training development

Well-run environment

Opportunity to develop skills

Descripción de la vacante

Impact Recruitment are seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a food manufacturing site in Wellingborough. The role is predominantly mechanical with electrical elements, offering ownership of planned and reactive maintenance across production machinery and site equipment.

You will work Sunday to Thursday, 07:00–15:30 (mon-fri options available). The site values safety, uptime and continuous improvement with clear autonomy for an ambitious engineer.

Formación

• Strong mechanical maintenance background required.
• Good electrical fault-finding ability.
• Experience with planned and reactive maintenance.
• Hands-on with repairs across production machinery.

Responsabilidades

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across production machinery and site equipment.
• Respond to breakdowns and perform reactive maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Fault-find, repair and maintain conveyors, labelling and packaging machinery.

Conocimientos

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical knowledge

PPM maintenance

Fault finding

Herramientas

Conveyors

Automation experience

Descripción del empleo

Job Reference

KJ/ME_1791213849

Locations

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire

Salary

£45000 - £50000 per annum + Company Benefits + Training Development

Job Type

Permanent

Posted

05 October 2026

Description

Are you a Maintenance Engineer with a strong mechanical background and good electrical knowledge? Are you looking for a role where you can take ownership, develop your skills and become a key part of the engineering function? This could be a great opportunity to join a clean, well-run food manufacturing environment in Wellingborough.

Impact Recruitment are currently working with a family-owned fresh produce business supplying fruit, vegetables and salads to retailers, foodservice and wholesalers across the UK. Their Wellingborough site includes a fresh produce packing facility, and they are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team on a permanent basis. This is a predominantly mechanical role with electrical elements, working across production machinery and site equipment, with a good level of autonomy for an ambitious engineer looking to develop their skills.

Location: Wellingborough

Shift: Sunday - Thursday, 07:00 - 15:30 (Monday - Friday may also be available)

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 (Negotiable depending on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Duties

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production machinery and site equipment.
• Respond to breakdowns and carry out reactive maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Fault-find, repair and maintain production machinery including conveyors, labelling machinery, sealing equipment and other production lines.
• Carry out inspections, servicing and general maintenance to ensure equipment remains safe and reliable.
• Complete workshop maintenance, repairs and general engineering tasks using hand and power tools.
• Identify recurring faults and contribute to improvements in machinery reliability.
• Support continuous improvement and automation projects across the site.
• Order spare parts and maintain accurate engineering records.
• Work closely with the Operations team to minimise downtime and keep production running efficiently.
• Maintain high standards of health & safety, food hygiene and housekeeping.

The Ideal Candidate Must

• Have a strong mechanical engineering or maintenance background.
• Have good electrical knowledge and the ability to carry out basic electrical fault finding.
• Have experience with planned and reactive maintenance.
• Be confident fault finding and diagnosing mechanical issues.
• Be hands-on and comfortable carrying out repairs and maintenance across a production environment.
• Be able to work independently and take ownership of tasks.
• Have strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn and develop.

Desirable

• 17th or 18th Edition electrical qualification.
• Previous multi-skilled engineering experience.
• Experience within food manufacturing, FMCG or a similar production environment.
• Experience working with conveyors, labelling, packaging or similar production machinery.
• Experience with automation or continuous improvement projects.
• CDM awareness.

Benefits

• £45,000 - £50,000 salary depending on experience and suitability.
• Permanent position within an established business.
• Day-shift working pattern.
• Good level of autonomy and responsibility.
• Opportunity to develop your engineering skills across a range of machinery.
• Clean and well-run working environment.
• Varied, hands-on engineering role.
• Opportunity to become a key part of the engineering function.