Maintenance Engineer
Posted on May 11, 2026 by CV-Library
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Engineering
Immediate Start
£54k - £54k Annual
Full-Time
Location; Nottingham
We are working with a leading UK food manufacturing business operating one of the country’s largest chilled and bakery production networks, supplying major retail and foodservice customers nationwide. The site is a high-volume, fast-paced food manufacturing facility with a strong focus on reliability, food safety, efficiency and continuous improvement.
This is a great opportunity for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established engineering team working a 4 on 4 off (2 days / 2 nights) shift pattern. You will be responsible for supporting both planned and reactive maintenance across high-speed food production and packaging equipment in a highly automated environment.
The engineering function plays a key role in ensuring production uptime and product quality, with strong emphasis on fault finding, preventative maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives. The business has a strong culture of internal progression and long-term career development.
This role would suit a Maintenance Engineer from a food manufacturing, FMCG or fast-paced production environment, who enjoys hands-on fault finding, breakdown response and working within a structured engineering team.
responsibilities of a maintenance engineer:
Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across food production and packaging equipment
Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults across machinery and plant
Work on motors, gearboxes, conveyors, sensors, inverters and control panels
Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime
Support planned maintenance during scheduled downtime and quieter production periods
Assist with continuous improvement and reliability initiatives across site equipment
Ensure all maintenance activity is completed safely and in line with food manufacturing standards
Work collaboratively with production teams to maintain efficiency and uptime
skills & qualifications of a maintenance engineer:
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification (Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled)
Strong electrical fault-finding experience (motors, drives, PLC interrogation advantageous)
Solid mechanical maintenance experience
Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or fast-paced production environments
Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a shift-based engineering team
Understanding of continuous improvement and reliability practices (desirable)
benefits of a maintenance engineer:
Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
4 on 4 off shift pattern (2 days / 2 nights)
Career progression and internal development opportunities
Strong training and upskilling culture
Employee Assistance Programme (health and wellbeing support)
Retail and hospitality discounts
Cycle to Work scheme
Refer a Friend scheme
Long-term career stability within a major UK food manufacturer
If you feel this Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer role is right for you, please contact Becky Price or Keeley Mobley Maintech Recruitment for more information or click apply.
Maintech Recruitment – Engineering Great Careers
Maintech Recruitment are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of sex, religion, belief, political opinion, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.
Please note by applying for this role your data will be processed in line with our privacy policy, available on our website
We are working with a leading UK food manufacturing business operating one of the country’s largest chilled and bakery production networks, supplying major retail and foodservice customers nationwide. The site is a high-volume, fast-paced food manufacturing facility with a strong focus on reliability, food safety, efficiency and continuous improvement.
This is a great opportunity for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established engineering team working a 4 on 4 off (2 days / 2 nights) shift pattern. You will be responsible for supporting both planned and reactive maintenance across high-speed food production and packaging equipment in a highly automated environment.
The engineering function plays a key role in ensuring production uptime and product quality, with strong emphasis on fault finding, preventative maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives. The business has a strong culture of internal progression and long-term career development.
This role would suit a Maintenance Engineer from a food manufacturing, FMCG or fast-paced production environment, who enjoys hands-on fault finding, breakdown response and working within a structured engineering team.
responsibilities of a maintenance engineer:
Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across food production and packaging equipment
Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults across machinery and plant
Work on motors, gearboxes, conveyors, sensors, inverters and control panels
Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime
Support planned maintenance during scheduled downtime and quieter production periods
Assist with continuous improvement and reliability initiatives across site equipment
Ensure all maintenance activity is completed safely and in line with food manufacturing standards
Work collaboratively with production teams to maintain efficiency and uptime
skills & qualifications of a maintenance engineer:
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification (Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled)
Strong electrical fault-finding experience (motors, drives, PLC interrogation advantageous)
Solid mechanical maintenance experience
Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or fast-paced production environments
Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a shift-based engineering team
Understanding of continuous improvement and reliability practices (desirable)
benefits of a maintenance engineer:
Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
4 on 4 off shift pattern (2 days / 2 nights)
Career progression and internal development opportunities
Strong training and upskilling culture
Employee Assistance Programme (health and wellbeing support)
Retail and hospitality discounts
Cycle to Work scheme
Refer a Friend scheme
Long-term career stability within a major UK food manufacturer
If you feel this Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer role is right for you, please contact Becky Price or Keeley Mobley Maintech Recruitment for more information or click apply.
Maintech Recruitment – Engineering Great Careers
Maintech Recruitment are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of sex, religion, belief, political opinion, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.
Please note by applying for this role your data will be processed in line with our privacy policy, available on our website
Reference: 225095024
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Maintenance Engineer
Posted on May 11, 2026 by CV-Library
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Engineering
Immediate Start
£54k - £54k Annual
Full-Time
Location; Nottingham
We are working with a leading UK food manufacturing business operating one of the country’s largest chilled and bakery production networks, supplying major retail and foodservice customers nationwide. The site is a high-volume, fast-paced food manufacturing facility with a strong focus on reliability, food safety, efficiency and continuous improvement.
This is a great opportunity for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established engineering team working a 4 on 4 off (2 days / 2 nights) shift pattern. You will be responsible for supporting both planned and reactive maintenance across high-speed food production and packaging equipment in a highly automated environment.
The engineering function plays a key role in ensuring production uptime and product quality, with strong emphasis on fault finding, preventative maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives. The business has a strong culture of internal progression and long-term career development.
This role would suit a Maintenance Engineer from a food manufacturing, FMCG or fast-paced production environment, who enjoys hands-on fault finding, breakdown response and working within a structured engineering team.
responsibilities of a maintenance engineer:
Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across food production and packaging equipment
Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults across machinery and plant
Work on motors, gearboxes, conveyors, sensors, inverters and control panels
Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime
Support planned maintenance during scheduled downtime and quieter production periods
Assist with continuous improvement and reliability initiatives across site equipment
Ensure all maintenance activity is completed safely and in line with food manufacturing standards
Work collaboratively with production teams to maintain efficiency and uptime
skills & qualifications of a maintenance engineer:
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification (Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled)
Strong electrical fault-finding experience (motors, drives, PLC interrogation advantageous)
Solid mechanical maintenance experience
Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or fast-paced production environments
Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a shift-based engineering team
Understanding of continuous improvement and reliability practices (desirable)
benefits of a maintenance engineer:
Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
4 on 4 off shift pattern (2 days / 2 nights)
Career progression and internal development opportunities
Strong training and upskilling culture
Employee Assistance Programme (health and wellbeing support)
Retail and hospitality discounts
Cycle to Work scheme
Refer a Friend scheme
Long-term career stability within a major UK food manufacturer
If you feel this Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer role is right for you, please contact Becky Price or Keeley Mobley Maintech Recruitment for more information or click apply.
Maintech Recruitment – Engineering Great Careers
Maintech Recruitment are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of sex, religion, belief, political opinion, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.
Please note by applying for this role your data will be processed in line with our privacy policy, available on our website
We are working with a leading UK food manufacturing business operating one of the country’s largest chilled and bakery production networks, supplying major retail and foodservice customers nationwide. The site is a high-volume, fast-paced food manufacturing facility with a strong focus on reliability, food safety, efficiency and continuous improvement.
This is a great opportunity for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established engineering team working a 4 on 4 off (2 days / 2 nights) shift pattern. You will be responsible for supporting both planned and reactive maintenance across high-speed food production and packaging equipment in a highly automated environment.
The engineering function plays a key role in ensuring production uptime and product quality, with strong emphasis on fault finding, preventative maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives. The business has a strong culture of internal progression and long-term career development.
This role would suit a Maintenance Engineer from a food manufacturing, FMCG or fast-paced production environment, who enjoys hands-on fault finding, breakdown response and working within a structured engineering team.
responsibilities of a maintenance engineer:
Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across food production and packaging equipment
Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults across machinery and plant
Work on motors, gearboxes, conveyors, sensors, inverters and control panels
Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime
Support planned maintenance during scheduled downtime and quieter production periods
Assist with continuous improvement and reliability initiatives across site equipment
Ensure all maintenance activity is completed safely and in line with food manufacturing standards
Work collaboratively with production teams to maintain efficiency and uptime
skills & qualifications of a maintenance engineer:
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification (Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled)
Strong electrical fault-finding experience (motors, drives, PLC interrogation advantageous)
Solid mechanical maintenance experience
Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or fast-paced production environments
Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a shift-based engineering team
Understanding of continuous improvement and reliability practices (desirable)
benefits of a maintenance engineer:
Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
4 on 4 off shift pattern (2 days / 2 nights)
Career progression and internal development opportunities
Strong training and upskilling culture
Employee Assistance Programme (health and wellbeing support)
Retail and hospitality discounts
Cycle to Work scheme
Refer a Friend scheme
Long-term career stability within a major UK food manufacturer
If you feel this Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer role is right for you, please contact Becky Price or Keeley Mobley Maintech Recruitment for more information or click apply.
Maintech Recruitment – Engineering Great Careers
Maintech Recruitment are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of sex, religion, belief, political opinion, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.
Please note by applying for this role your data will be processed in line with our privacy policy, available on our website
Reference: 225095024
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