Senior Maintenance Engineer – FMCG Automation & Career Growth

Proactive Global; Goffs Oak; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Career progression

Permanent position

12-hour shift

Job summary

Proactive Global is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer for a highly automated FMCG production facility on the London/Hertfordshire border. The role offers 12-hour days and nights in a permanent position, with significant investment in technology, machinery and people.

The successful candidate will join an award-winning global FMCG manufacturer with excellent training and clear opportunities to progress into leadership, projects, reliability or continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Level 3 or NVQ Level 3 in engineering.
• Experience in FMCG/manufacturing environment.
• Experience maintaining production machinery.
• Strong electrical or mechanical maintenance background.
• Fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on and proactive approach.
• Teamwork ability.
• Full right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance.
• Responding to reactive breakdowns.
• Electrical and/or mechanical fault finding and repair.
• Diagnosing faults across automated FMCG production machinery.
• Minimising downtime and restoring equipment to operation quickly.
• Supporting continuous improvement projects.
• Working closely with Production and the wider engineering team.
• Identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records.
• Working safely and in line with site procedures.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Automation interest

Right to work UK

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 / NVQ Level 3 (engineering)

Job description

Proactive Global is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer for a highly automated FMCG production facility on the London/Hertfordshire border. The role offers 12-hour days and nights in a permanent position, with significant investment in technology, machinery and people.

The successful candidate will join an award-winning global FMCG manufacturer with excellent training and clear opportunities to progress into leadership, projects, reliability or continuous improvement.