Maintenance Engineer: PLC, High-Speed Equipment & Growth

The Butchers Recruiter; Northampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Butchers Recruiter in Northampton is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to diagnose and repair faults on high-speed food manufacturing equipment, including PLC-controlled lines and ovens. You’ll perform preventive maintenance, keep systems reliable, and support projects to improve efficiency.

You will work with a broad range of equipment, maintain CMMS records and ensure safety standards are met in a busy production environment.

Qualifications

• Recognised electrical or mechanical engineering qualification, ideally with an apprenticeship.
• Experience maintaining and repairing equipment in a regulated, high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Strong fault-finding skills across PLC-controlled machinery, automation, pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Knowledge of planned preventive maintenance, electrical drawings and CMMS systems.
• Understanding of manufacturing health and safety requirements; safe isolation procedures; high-voltage experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults across high-speed production, processing and packaging machinery.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance, condition-based inspections and breakdown repairs to minimise downtime.
• Maintain and troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, industrial ovens, refrigeration plant and automated machinery.
• Monitor equipment performance, identify recurring issues and implement improvements to increase reliability and efficiency.
• Support machinery installations, modifications and engineering projects, working with suppliers and contractors.
• Maintain accurate CMMS records, complete shift handovers and ensure work meets food safety and health standards.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

PLC systems

Pneumatics & hydraulics

Electrical drawings

Safety procedures

Education

Electrical or mechanical engineering qualification

Completed apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS

PLC hardware

Job description

The Butchers Recruiter in Northampton is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to diagnose and repair faults on high-speed food manufacturing equipment, including PLC-controlled lines and ovens. You’ll perform preventive maintenance, keep systems reliable, and support projects to improve efficiency.

You will work with a broad range of equipment, maintain CMMS records and ensure safety standards are met in a busy production environment.