Maintenance Engineers

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in food manufacturing is seeking multi-skilled maintenance engineers to enhance their dynamic engineering team. This role involves maintaining and troubleshooting fully automated food production and packaging machinery. Candidates should possess strong electrical and mechanical skills, with a focus on PLC systems and fault diagnosis. Join a close-knit team where your contributions will directly impact operational success and safety standards. If you have the experience and a passion for engineering, this opportunity could be your next career milestone.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in maintenance engineering, preferably in food manufacturing.
• Must be multi-skilled with an electrical bias and NVQ Level 3 qualification.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned maintenance and fault finding on automated machinery.
• Manage maintenance records and schedules, ensuring machine availability.

Skills

Electrical Fault Finding

Mechanical Fault Finding

PLC Systems

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering

Tools

Control Panels

HMi’s

SCADA Systems

Job description

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Maintenance Engineers

Sunday-Thursday 1pm-10pm

Our client is a leading food manufacturing business, with multiple sites in the UK. Due to an increase in headcount and up and coming retirements within the business they are looking for multi-skilled maintenance engineers to join their close knit engineering team.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Carry out planned maintenance and fault finding / breakdowns
• Working on fully automated food production & packaging machinery, conveyor driven lines
• Dealing with control panels, motors, sensors, pneumatics, inverters, relays, contactors, bearings
• Electrical & mechanical fault finding & repairs
• PLC – electrical fault finding
• Project work – new machine electrical installations & site developments
• Carry out pre-production machine startups and checks
• Manage maintenance records, PPM’s schedules, ordering spares/parts, machine availability
• Contractor management – signing in, RTW’s, completing inductions, health & safety

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Multi-Skilled Engineers – but must be electrically biased
• NVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering – Time-served Apprenticeship ideally
• Must have worked in food manufacturing or FMCG production environments previously
• Excellent problem solving & fault diagnosis skills
• Both strong electrical & mechanical fault finding and repair skills
• Must have at least 5+ years experience in a similar maintenance engineering position
• Dealt with high-speed production & packaging machinery
• Worked on PLC systems, Control Panels, HMi’s & SCADA Systems
• Beneficial to have electrical safety knowledge of isolations and electrical H&S standards
• Bonus if have 17th / 18th Edition
• Knowledge of health & safety standards
• Self-driven and motivated character
• Excellent written & spoken communication skills
• Beneficial if can carry out welding & fabrication work
• Comfortable contributing to the success within a small engineering team

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Created on 26/04/2025 by TN United Kingdom