Maintenance Engineer - Manufacturing

Proactive Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training and development

Genuine career progression

Opportunities to move into leadership

Job summary

Proactive Global is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer for an established blue-chip FMCG manufacturer in East London. The role focuses on maintaining highly automated production equipment, with a mix of day and night shifts and potential career progression.

You should have electrical or mechanical maintenance experience, relevant qualifications, and a proactive, team-oriented mindset to support continuous improvement and reliability initiatives.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Level 3 / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in engineering.
• Strong electrical or mechanical maintenance experience in FMCG/manufacturing.
• Experience with production machinery and fault-finding.

Responsibilities

• Planned preventative maintenance across automated production equipment.
• Reactive maintenance and breakdown response.
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs.
• Assist continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Proactive problem solving

Teamwork

Automation & continuous improvement

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

MAINTENANCE ENGINEER - EAST LONDON

12-HOUR DAYS & NIGHTS | £64,500 | PERMANENT

Sector: FMCG / Manufacturing / Automated Production

AT A GLANCE

• £64,500 salary
• 12-hour days and nights
• Permanent Maintenance Engineer position
• East London
• Blue-chip global FMCG manufacturer
• Major investment across the wider business
• Highly automated production environment
• Modern machinery and advanced manufacturing technology
• Excellent training and development
• Genuine career progression opportunities
• Potential routes into leadership, projects, reliability and continuous improvement
• FMCG or manufacturing experience essential

THE OPPORTUNITY

Looking for a Maintenance Engineer role where you can work with modern technology, develop your skills and build a long-term career?

We are working with a globally recognised blue-chip FMCG manufacturer with an excellent reputation for quality, innovation and investment in its people.

The business continues to make major investments across its operations, with a strong focus on automation, technology, engineering capability and continuous improvement.

Based in East London, this is an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join an established engineering function supporting a highly automated production operation.

You won't just be joining a business to maintain machinery. There is a genuine focus on developing engineering talent, with opportunities to progress your career in a number of different directions.

Depending on your interests and strengths, future opportunities could include engineering leadership, project engineering, reliability engineering or continuous improvement.

THE ROLE

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will help ensure the production operation continues to run safely, efficiently and reliably.

The role will involve:

• Planned preventative maintenance across automated production equipment
• Reactive maintenance and breakdown response
• Electrical and/or mechanical fault finding
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out effective repairs
• Working to minimise production downtime
• Identifying recurring equipment issues
• Supporting root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives
• Working closely with Production and other engineering disciplines
• Supporting improvements to equipment reliability and performance
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records
• Working to high standards of health and safety

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong manufacturing background and a genuine interest in modern engineering and automation.

You will ideally have:

• City & Guilds Level 3, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification
• Previous Maintenance Engineer experience within FMCG, manufacturing, production or process environments
• Strong electrical or mechanical maintenance experience
• Experience working with production machinery
• Good fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• A proactive approach to problem solving
• The ability to work effectively within a team
• A desire to learn and develop technically
• An interest in automation and continuous improvement
• Full right to work in the UK

WHY JOIN?

• £64,500 salary
• Permanent position
• 12-hour days and nights
• Join a globally recognised blue-chip FMCG manufacturer
• Work within a highly automated production environment
• Major investment across the wider business
• Excellent training and development
• Genuine career progression
• Opportunities to move into engineering leadership
• Potential progression into project engineering
• Opportunities to specialise in reliability or continuous improvement
• Long-term career with a business that invests heavily in its people and technology

Maintenance Engineer is commutable from Epping, Walthamstow, Leyton, Stratford, Ilford, Barking, Dagenham, Romford, Hornchurch, Upminster, Chingford, Loughton, Waltham Abbey, Waltham Cross, Cheshunt, Enfield, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Harlow, Hertford, Ware, Brentwood, Grays, Purfleet, Tilbury, Basildon, Billericay, Chelmsford and other parts of London, Essex and Hertfordshire