Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer - Milton Keynes

Synergi Search & Select Ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer in Milton Keynes. The role involves maintaining production equipment, driving improvements, and problem-solving in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in maintenance engineering and strong fault-finding skills. The position offers a salary of £56,000 and includes benefits such as health cover and enhanced pension contribution.

Benefits

21 days holiday

Health cover

Enhanced pension contribution

Overtime pay

Life assurance

Company sick pay

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years' experience in a maintenance engineering role.
• Demonstrates high standards of problem solving and technical competence.
• Effectively communicates and prioritizes tasks.

Responsibilities

• Drive maintenance and repair of production equipment.
• Initiate corrective actions after root cause analysis.
• Support production with technical issues.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Electrical fault-finding

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Microsoft Office proficiency

Job description

Overview

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer — Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Salary: £56,000 per annum. Our client is a rapidly growing business that delivers premium ingredients and culinary products, empowering food lovers and chefs alike to create memorable dining experiences. Reporting to the Lead Engineering Supervisor, we are recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join the team.

The Role

You will play a key role in ensuring production equipment is maintained to the highest standards, reducing downtime, and driving continuous improvement across the factory.

• Proactively drive the maintenance and repair of all production equipment in line with factory KPI's.
• Undertake root cause analysis and initiate corrective actions, seeing issues through to resolution.
• Operate, control and maintain manufacturing equipment to deliver high performance standards.
• Apply preventative maintenance schedules to achieve zero downtime and improve efficiency.
• Review and update preventative maintenance tasks and engineering work orders.
• Monitor processes, identify variances, and take timely corrective action.
• Support production with technical issues and respond effectively to unplanned maintenance events.
• Contribute to engineering projects including installations and process improvements.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activity, spares usage and system updates.

About You

Essential Requirements:

• Minimum of 7 years' experience in a maintenance engineering role.
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills.
• Demonstrates high standards of problem solving and technical competence.
• Organised, proactive and able to work independently as well as in a team.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

Desirable:

• Previous food industry experience.
• HACCP knowledge.
• Level 2 Food Safety qualification.

Core Competencies

• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Team working and strong communication.
• Personal effectiveness and leadership.
• Respectful and collaborative working style.

Shift Pattern

Panama shift - days and nights

Benefits

• 21 days holiday (increasing with length of service)
• Health cover
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Overtime pay
• Life assurance
• Company sick pay

If you're a skilled and proactive Maintenance Engineer looking to make an impact in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now!