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Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Location: UK (New Manufacturing Site)
Salary: £36,000
Shift Pattern: Days or Double Days

A growing UK-based manufacturing business within the FMCG sector is seeking two Maintenance Engineers to support continued expansion at a new site. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established operation with strong investment in people, training, and long-term progression.

The Role

You will be responsible for maintaining and fault-finding on a range of high-speed packaging machinery within a modern manufacturing environment. The role has a 60/40 electrical bias but will suit engineers comfortable working in a multi-skilled capacity.

Key Responsibilities:

Electrical and mechanical fault-finding on packaging machinery

Working with flow wrappers and automated packaging lines

Fault-finding on sensors, relays, inverters, and drives

PLC fault-finding (no programming required)

Planned and reactive maintenance to minimise downtime

Supporting continuous improvement and site growth

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

Electrical or mechanical qualification to Level 3 minimum

Electrical bias preferred

Experience in FMCG or packaging environments is ideal

Exposure to flow wrappers or automated packaging equipment advantageous

Junior engineers with the right attitude and core skills will be considered

Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills

What's on Offer

Salary: £36,000

Hours Negotiable between two shifts :

Days: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Double Days: 6:00am - 2:00pm / 2:00pm - 10:00pm

Holidays: 23 days + bank holidays

Pension: NEST

Benefits:

Life assurance

Health cover

Overtime and shift allowance available (limited requirement)

Training & Progression

Ongoing training and support, including funded qualifications

Clear progression pathway to Senior Engineer over time

Join a large engineering function (circa 100 engineers) reporting into a Lead Engineer