Maintenance Engineer: PLC & High-Speed Food Equipment

The Butchers Recruiter; Harlestone; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Butchers Recruiter is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a busy Northampton food manufacturing site. You will diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults on high-speed production lines, automate and optimise PLC systems and support equipment upgrades while maintaining food safety standards.

You’ll perform preventive maintenance and breakdown repairs, monitor performance, and drive reliability improvements across a range of ovens, refrigeration and automated machinery.

Formación

• Qualified electrical or mechanical engineer with an apprenticeship.
• Experience in regulated, high-volume manufacturing.
• Strong fault-finding including PLC, automation, pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Knowledge of planned preventive maintenance, electrical drawings and CMMS.
• Understanding of health and safety requirements in manufacturing.

Responsabilidades

• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults across high-speed production equipment.
• Carry out planned preventive maintenance, condition-based inspections and breakdown repairs to minimise downtime.
• Maintain and troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, 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 with suppliers and contractors.
• Maintain accurate CMMS records, complete shift handovers and ensure food safety standards.

Conocimientos

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

PLC systems

Automation

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Educación

Engineering qualification + apprenticeship

Herramientas

CMMS

Descripción del empleo

The Butchers Recruiter is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a busy Northampton food manufacturing site. You will diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults on high-speed production lines, automate and optimise PLC systems and support equipment upgrades while maintaining food safety standards.

You’ll perform preventive maintenance and breakdown repairs, monitor performance, and drive reliability improvements across a range of ovens, refrigeration and automated machinery.