Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location; Coventry

Are you an apprentice-trained Electrical Maintenance Engineer looking for a business that will genuinely invest in your development?

We are working with a leading UK food manufacturing business operating a highly automated production facility in Coventry. The site has undergone significant investment in both equipment and engineering capability, creating an environment where maintenance is valued and engineers are given the support, training and tools needed to succeed.

This is not a site where engineers spend every shift firefighting breakdowns. The engineering team operates within a structured maintenance framework, with a strong focus on preventative maintenance, root cause analysis and continuous improvement. You'll be joining a large team of experienced engineers, giving you the opportunity to learn from some highly skilled colleagues while developing your own technical capability.

Whether you're looking to improve your PLC fault-finding skills, gain more automation exposure or progress into a senior engineering position in the future, this business has clear development pathways and a proven track record of promoting from within.

If you're an electrically biased engineer who enjoys problem solving and wants to be part of a professional engineering team where training and progression are taken seriously, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

Responsibilities of a Maintenance Engineer:

Carry out planned preventative maintenance across high-speed automated production and packaging equipment

Respond to electrical and mechanical breakdowns, minimising downtime and supporting production targets

Diagnose faults across electrical control systems, motors, drives, sensors and automated machinery

Support root cause analysis activities to eliminate repeat failures

Work closely with production teams to improve equipment performance and reliability

Participate in continuous improvement and reliability projects across the site

Maintain accurate maintenance records through the CMMS system

Ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely and in line with site standards

Skills & Qualifications of a Maintenance Engineer:

Apprentice-trained engineer

NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent engineering qualification

Electrically biased with strong fault-finding ability

Experience within manufacturing, FMCG, logistics, automated warehousing or production environments

Exposure to PLC fault finding, SCADA systems or automation equipment would be advantageous

Positive attitude and willingness to learn and develop

Strong communication and team-working skills

Engineers from outside of food manufacturing are encouraged to apply if they have experience maintaining automated production equipment.

Benefits of an Electrical Maintenance Engineer:

Basic salary £57,294.07

Quarterly performance bonus

4 on 4 off shift pattern (days and nights)

Up to 15% employer pension contribution

Private healthcare and wellbeing support

Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave

Structured training and development programmes

Clear career progression pathways

Staff discount shop

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised canteen

Option to buy and sell annual leave

Long service rewards

Most engineers are earning in excess of their basic salary through bonus and additional opportunities available on site.

If you feel this Electrical Maintenance Engineer role is right for you, please contact Emma Devereux at Maintech Recruitment on (phone number removed) for more information or click apply.

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