Night-Shift Maintenance Engineer – FMCG Food Automation

Synergi Recruitment; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution

20 days holiday

Monthly pay

On-site parking

Subsidised canteen

PPE provided

Job summary

Synergi Recruitment has partnered with a leading FMCG manufacturer to hire a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for night shifts. The role focuses on maintaining and repairing electrical and mechanical systems in a clean food production environment.

Reporting to the Engineering Supervisor, you will work on downtime minimization of automated production equipment, with responsibilities spanning electrical, mechanical and automation tasks.

Qualifications

• Strong electrical bias with proven fault-finding ability.
• Mechanical maintenance experience in a production environment.
• Background in FMCG or food manufacturing.
• Experience working with automated conveyors.
• Willingness to work night shifts (Sun–Thu, 9pm–6am).
• Two-person shift team collaboration.
• Recognised apprenticeship or relevant electrical qualification.
• Experience with control panels and automation equipment.
• Familiarity with clean food production environments.

Responsibilities

• Electrical fault finding, diagnostics, repair and installation
• Wiring and maintenance of control panels, inverters, sensors and three-phase systems
• Mechanical maintenance including bearings, gearboxes, pumps and valves
• Planned and reactive maintenance on automated conveyors and processing machinery
• Supporting continuous operation of slicing, wrapping and labelling equipment
• Working effectively under pressure within a small shift team

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical maintenance

Automation & control panels

Conveyor systems

Education

Apprenticeship or electrical qualification

Tools

Control panels

Automation equipment

Job description

Synergi Recruitment has partnered with a leading FMCG manufacturer to hire a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for night shifts. The role focuses on maintaining and repairing electrical and mechanical systems in a clean food production environment.

Reporting to the Engineering Supervisor, you will work on downtime minimization of automated production equipment, with responsibilities spanning electrical, mechanical and automation tasks.