Job Description:

Maintenance Engineer

£50,000 | Panama Days (6am–6pm) | Food Manufacturing

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established and highly respected food manufacturing business operating at significant scale within the UK market.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a stable and growing manufacturing operation with a strong reputation for investment, operational excellence and employee development. The business offers genuine long-term career progression and the chance to be part of a collaborative engineering team focused on reliability, continuous improvement and modern manufacturing practices.

The Role

Working on a Panama Days shift pattern (6am–6pm), you will play a key role in ensuring site equipment and production lines operate safely and efficiently while supporting ongoing engineering and improvement activity.

Key responsibilities include:

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive breakdown support
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding across production equipment
• Supporting equipment reliability and minimising downtime
• Continuous improvement and engineering project involvement
• Root cause analysis and problem solving
• Ensuring engineering activities are completed safely and to site standards
• Working closely with production and operational teams to maximise performance

About You

We are keen to speak with engineers who have experience within food manufacturing, FMCG or automated production environments.

You will ideally have:

• Multi-skilled engineering experience (electrical or mechanical bias considered)
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving ability
• Experience with PPM and reactive maintenance
• A proactive and team-focused approach
• Engineering qualifications (NVQ / City & Guilds / Apprenticeship or equivalent)
• Experience working within fast-paced manufacturing environments

Why Apply?

• £50,000 salary
• Panama Days shift pattern (6am–6pm)
• Join a large, established and growing manufacturing business
• Strong culture of investment and continuous improvement
• Opportunity to develop skills and progress your engineering career
• Supportive team environment with genuine long-term prospects

If you are looking for a secure engineering opportunity with a business that values development, investment and operational excellence, we would be keen to hear from you.