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Night Shift Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer - West London

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Posted on May 21, 2026 by CV-Library
Hayes, Greater London, United Kingdom
Other
Immediate Start
£50k - £52k Annual
Full-Time
Our client is an established FMCG business producing a range of convenient snacking products for the UK market. They focus on quality, innovation, and creating products that meet modern consumer demand.

Job Role & Key Responsibilities:

We are recruiting for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a fast-paced FMCG food manufacturing environment on a permanent night shift. This is a hands-on engineering role supporting automated production and packaging lines, ensuring machinery runs safely, efficiently and with minimal downtime. The role would suit a proactive, multi-skilled engineer with strong fault-finding ability, a positive attitude towards continuous improvement and experience working within food, FMCG, pharmaceutical, packaging or similar manufacturing environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Carry out planned preventative maintenance across automated production and packaging equipment

Respond to reactive breakdowns and support production to minimise downtime

Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults safely and effectively

Carry out like-for-like electrical component replacement and safe isolation

Support engineering problem-solving, Root Cause Analysis and continuous improvement activity

Work across equipment such as multi-head weighers, flow wrappers, tray sealers, checkweighers, cartoners, metal detectors, case tapers and hot melt glue systems

Update maintenance procedures and support factory KPIs

Supervise contractors where required

Work closely with operations in a busy, hygiene-focused manufacturing environment

The Ideal Candidate will have:

Multi-skilled engineering experience within a manufacturing environment

Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills

Experience with reactive and planned maintenance

Good understanding of electrical safety and safe isolation

Mechanical experience with pneumatics, bearings, chains, belts and gearboxes

An engineering qualification or apprenticeship

Good communication skills and a strong team-focused approach

Ability to work independently on a permanent night shift

A reliable, proactive and adaptable attitude

Desirable Skills:

Food, FMCG, pharmaceutical or packaging manufacturing experience

Basic PLC fault-finding awareness

CMMS experience

GMP/GDP understanding

Root Cause Analysis experience

Experience working with automated packing or production machinery

Exposure to equipment such as multi-head weighers, checkweighers, metal detectors, tray sealers, flow wrappers, cartoners, box makers, case tapers and hot melt glue systems

Benefits Include:

25 days holiday

Only one holiday day deducted per 12-hour shift, offering enhanced time off

Annual bonus

Pension

Health insurance

Discounted gym membership

Financial wellbeing support platform

Formal training and development opportunities

Networking events and learning lunches

Strong internal progression opportunities

Free snacks and breakfast options onsite

Inclusive and collaborative working culture

Additional volunteering and wellbeing days

Opportunity to occasionally rotate onto day shifts for additional support and development
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch with us or apply below

Reference: 225146108

https://jobs.careeraddict.com/post/113273918
CV-Library

Night Shift Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer - West London

CV-Library

Posted on May 21, 2026 by CV-Library

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Hayes, Greater London, United Kingdom
Other
Immediate Start
£50k - £52k Annual
Full-Time
Our client is an established FMCG business producing a range of convenient snacking products for the UK market. They focus on quality, innovation, and creating products that meet modern consumer demand.

Job Role & Key Responsibilities:

We are recruiting for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a fast-paced FMCG food manufacturing environment on a permanent night shift. This is a hands-on engineering role supporting automated production and packaging lines, ensuring machinery runs safely, efficiently and with minimal downtime. The role would suit a proactive, multi-skilled engineer with strong fault-finding ability, a positive attitude towards continuous improvement and experience working within food, FMCG, pharmaceutical, packaging or similar manufacturing environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Carry out planned preventative maintenance across automated production and packaging equipment

Respond to reactive breakdowns and support production to minimise downtime

Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults safely and effectively

Carry out like-for-like electrical component replacement and safe isolation

Support engineering problem-solving, Root Cause Analysis and continuous improvement activity

Work across equipment such as multi-head weighers, flow wrappers, tray sealers, checkweighers, cartoners, metal detectors, case tapers and hot melt glue systems

Update maintenance procedures and support factory KPIs

Supervise contractors where required

Work closely with operations in a busy, hygiene-focused manufacturing environment

The Ideal Candidate will have:

Multi-skilled engineering experience within a manufacturing environment

Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills

Experience with reactive and planned maintenance

Good understanding of electrical safety and safe isolation

Mechanical experience with pneumatics, bearings, chains, belts and gearboxes

An engineering qualification or apprenticeship

Good communication skills and a strong team-focused approach

Ability to work independently on a permanent night shift

A reliable, proactive and adaptable attitude

Desirable Skills:

Food, FMCG, pharmaceutical or packaging manufacturing experience

Basic PLC fault-finding awareness

CMMS experience

GMP/GDP understanding

Root Cause Analysis experience

Experience working with automated packing or production machinery

Exposure to equipment such as multi-head weighers, checkweighers, metal detectors, tray sealers, flow wrappers, cartoners, box makers, case tapers and hot melt glue systems

Benefits Include:

25 days holiday

Only one holiday day deducted per 12-hour shift, offering enhanced time off

Annual bonus

Pension

Health insurance

Discounted gym membership

Financial wellbeing support platform

Formal training and development opportunities

Networking events and learning lunches

Strong internal progression opportunities

Free snacks and breakfast options onsite

Inclusive and collaborative working culture

Additional volunteering and wellbeing days

Opportunity to occasionally rotate onto day shifts for additional support and development
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch with us or apply below
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Reference: 225146108

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