Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Our client is a leading UK bakery manufacturer specialising in artisan and speciality breads. Combining traditional baking expertise with modern manufacturing technology, they are committed to quality, innovation, and delivering high-quality products to customers across the UK.

Job Role & Key Responsibilities:

We are seeking a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-invested, highly automated FMCG manufacturing operation. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving production and packaging equipment, maximising uptime and supporting ongoing reliability improvements. The role offers a strong balance of electrical fault finding and mechanical maintenance within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out electrical fault finding on automated production and packaging machinery.
• Diagnose faults using electrical drawings, schematics and control systems.
• Work with control panels, sensors, inverters, relays, contactors, motors and drives.
• Support PLC fault finding and diagnostics.
• Carry out reactive breakdown maintenance and planned preventative maintenance.
• Complete mechanical repairs, including bearings, motors, chains, sprockets, belts and gearboxes.
• Undertake mechanical strip-downs, repairs and rebuilds.
• Identify recurring faults and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Support equipment installations, upgrades and commissioning.
• Carry out root cause analysis and contribute to reliability and continuous improvement projects.
• Work closely with production teams to minimise downtime and maintain safe, efficient operation.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and ensure PPM schedules are completed to a high standard.
• Support site health, safety, quality and hygiene standards.

The Ideal Candidate will have:

• Time-served engineering experience or an NVQ Level 3 qualification in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Previous experience within an FMCG or similar manufacturing environment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• A genuinely multi-skilled engineering background, with strong mechanical capabilities.
• Experience working with automated manufacturing and packaging equipment.
• Knowledge of three-phase systems, motors and drives.
• The ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience working within a fast-paced production environment.

Desirable Skills:

• PLC fault finding and diagnostics.
• Food, bakery, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, cosmetics or wider FMCG experience.
• Experience with automated packaging machinery.
• Continuous improvement and reliability engineering experience.
• Experience with highly automated production lines and process equipment.

Benefits Include:

• Competitive Salary
• Company pension
• Annual bonus scheme
• Health cash plan
• Overtime opportunities
• Long-term career development
• Opportunity to work within a modern, highly automated manufacturing environment

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