Mechanical/ Electrical Bias Maintenance engineer

Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical or Electrical Bias
Location: Milton Keynes
Salary: £57,000
Shift Pattern: Panama Shift Pattern (Days & Nights)
Are you a hands-on Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge in a fast-paced production environment?
We are currently recruiting for a Mechanical or Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing business in Milton Keynes. This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer who enjoys fault-finding, problem-solving, and working in a highly automated production environment.
The role can be tailored to suit either a mechanically biased engineer with basic electrical skills or an electrically biased engineer with strong mechanical understanding.
The Role
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring production equipment operates efficiently through planned preventative maintenance and fast-response reactive repairs.
Key Responsibilities
·Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across production machinery
·Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults
·Minimise downtime and support continuous production performance
·Complete hands-on engineering work including fabrication, welding, milling, and lathe work
·Conduct electrical fault-finding on machinery and control systems
·Support continuous improvement and engineering projects
·Work closely with production and engineering teams to improve equipment reliability
What We're Looking For
·Previous experience within manufacturing, production, FMCG, or food environments
·Mechanical or electrical engineering background
·Strong fault-finding and problem-solving ability
·Hands-on maintenance engineering experience
·Mechanical engineers with fabrication and machining skills highly desirable
·Electrical engineers with fault-finding experience on industrial machinery highly desirable
·Positive attitude and proactive approach to maintenance
Desirable Skills
·Multi-skilled maintenance capability
·Experience within food manufacturing
·Knowledge of conveyors, motors, gearboxes, pneumatics, and sensors
·Experience working Panama shifts
What's on Offer
·Competitive salary of £57,000
·Panama shift pattern offering structured time off
·Stable and growing manufacturing environment
·Opportunity to join a skilled engineering team
·Ongoing training and development opportunities
If you are a motivated Maintenance Engineer looking for your next opportunity in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, we would like to hear from you