Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer - Food Manufacturing

MacGregor Black; England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured shifts

Career development

Comprehensive training

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

MacGregor Black partners with a leading UK food manufacturer to recruit Maintenance Engineers for a permanent, full-time role within a busy Engineering team.

You will carry out planned and reactive maintenance on a range of automated production equipment, diagnose faults, and support continuous improvement to minimise downtime and maximise equipment reliability. Structured shift pattern covering days and nights to support production needs.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical or Multi-Skilled Engineering.
• Previous maintenance engineering experience within manufacturing or production.
• Strong mechanical or electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experience with production machinery and automated equipment.
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on production machinery.
• Diagnose faults and complete effective mechanical or electrical repairs.
• Maintain conveyors, processing equipment and packaging machinery.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and efficiency.
• Support continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Complete maintenance documentation accurately and on time.
• Ensure all work meets health, safety, food safety and hygiene standards.
• Maintain accurate engineering stores and stock records.

Skills

Fault finding

Maintenance

Multi-skilled

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical, Electrical or Multi-Skilled Engineering

Tools

VSDs

PLCs

Automated production lines

Job description

MacGregor Black partners with a leading UK food manufacturer to recruit Maintenance Engineers for a permanent, full-time role within a busy Engineering team.

You will carry out planned and reactive maintenance on a range of automated production equipment, diagnose faults, and support continuous improvement to minimise downtime and maximise equipment reliability. Structured shift pattern covering days and nights to support production needs.