Maintenance Engineer: Drive Uptime & Continuous Improvement

LINDAL Group Careers; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Company pension scheme

Training and development opportunities

Career progression opportunities

Exposure to advanced manufacturing

Supportive team environment

Pension scheme

End-of-year shut-down week

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Financial and legal wellbeingprogramme

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Wellbeing and healthy living programme

Exclusive deals and discounts

Job summary

Lindal Valve in Leighton Buzzard seeks a Maintenance Engineer to ensure reliable operation of production equipment. You will support preventive and corrective maintenance, fault diagnosis and continuous improvement across manufacturing facilities.

You will work with Production, Quality and Engineering teams to maximise uptime, improve OEE, and uphold safety and quality standards. The role requires strong electrical fault-finding skills and CMMS literacy.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years engineering experience within manufacturing or FMCG.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experience maintaining manufacturing equipment; CMMS literacy.
• Engineering qualification or apprenticeship (desirable) or qualified by experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic faults.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities.
• Support TPM and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Modify, test and optimise equipment and control systems.
• Support installation and commissioning of new equipment.
• Investigate recurring equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and CMMS documentation.
• Ensure spare parts usage is recorded accurately.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping and safety.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality and Engineering teams.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Problem-solving

CMMS experience

Communication skills

Automation/PLC experience

Education

Engineering qualification or apprenticeship

Qualified by experience

Tools

CMMS

PLC/Automation systems

Job description

Lindal Valve in Leighton Buzzard seeks a Maintenance Engineer to ensure reliable operation of production equipment. You will support preventive and corrective maintenance, fault diagnosis and continuous improvement across manufacturing facilities.

You will work with Production, Quality and Engineering teams to maximise uptime, improve OEE, and uphold safety and quality standards. The role requires strong electrical fault-finding skills and CMMS literacy.