Maintenance Engineer – Food Plant Reliability & Uptime

Protea Recruitment Ltd | Food | Drinks | FMCG Recruitment Partner; Rosyth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Protea Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for an established food manufacturing site in Rosyth. You will maintain production equipment, perform fault finding, and support continuous improvement to maximise reliability and minimise downtime.

In a fast-paced environment you’ll carry out planned and reactive maintenance, work with the Production team, and ensure compliance with Health & Safety and food safety procedures. A hands-on, proactive approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Previous maintenance engineering experience within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Strong electrical and/or mechanical fault-finding skills.
• Experience with planned preventative and reactive maintenance.
• Hands-on experience diagnosing and repairing production equipment.
• Knowledge of three-phase motors, drives, sensors and control systems.
• Experience with mechanical and pneumatic systems.
• Good understanding of engineering Health & Safety requirements.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
• A proactive approach to maintenance, equipment reliability and continuous improvement.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively alongside Production teams.
• Experience within food manufacturing, FMCG or another fast-paced production environment would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical and mechanical fault finding and maintenance across production equipment.
• Respond to breakdowns and resolve faults effectively to minimise production downtime.
• Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) in line with site schedules.
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical equipment faults.
• Support the reliability and performance of production and processing equipment.
• Record maintenance activities using the site's CMMS.
• Work closely with Production to coordinate maintenance activities and minimise disruption.
• Identify recurring equipment issues and support root-cause investigation and corrective actions.
• Assist with equipment installations, modifications and engineering improvement projects.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at increasing equipment reliability and operational performance.
• Liaise with contractors and suppliers where required.
• Ensure engineering activities are completed in accordance with Health & Safety, food safety and site procedures.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping within engineering and workshop areas.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

Planned maintenance

Reactive maintenance

CMMS

Diagnostics

Communication with Production

Continuous improvement

Health & Safety awareness

Education

Electrical or Mechanical Apprenticeship

SVQ/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

City & Guilds

HNC/HND in Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled Engineering

18th Edition qualification (advantageous)

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Protea Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for an established food manufacturing site in Rosyth. You will maintain production equipment, perform fault finding, and support continuous improvement to maximise reliability and minimise downtime.

In a fast-paced environment you’ll carry out planned and reactive maintenance, work with the Production team, and ensure compliance with Health & Safety and food safety procedures. A hands-on, proactive approach is essential.