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Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer - Essex

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Posted on Jul 6, 2026 by CV-Library
Tilbury Juxta Clare, Essex, United Kingdom
Other
Immediate Start
£45k - £53k Annual
Full-Time
Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer - Elec bias

Essex
Food Manufacturing | FMCG
Days Only (on call one week every six)

Salary: £53,000

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established food manufacturing site operating within a continuous-process FMCG environment.

This role is open to electrically biased engineers, offering a stable days-based position with a clear pathway to increased earnings through a structured on-call rota.

The business has a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and long-term investment, supplying some of the UK's most recognisable food brands.

The Role

As a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer, you'll maintain and improve electrical and mechanical systems across production and site services.

You'll play a key role in reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance across production equipment

Electrical work including 3-phase motors, MCCs, inverters, control panels, sensors, and safety circuits

First-line PLC fault-finding and diagnostics (training available)

Maintenance of processing and packaging lines in a continuous-process environment

Logging work accurately via a CMMS system

Supporting Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement projects

Participation in a 1-in-6 on-call rota (post-training / site familiarisation)

Ensuring all work meets health & safety and food safety standards

The Ideal Candidate

Recognised electrical apprenticeship

Formal engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent)

Experience in a maintenance role within FMCG, food, or continuous-process manufacturing

Strong fault-finding skills in your core discipline

Good working knowledge of health & safety in manufacturing

Comfortable using CMMS systems

Desirable (Not Essential)

Experience with PLC-controlled machinery

Exposure to Siemens or Allen Bradley PLCs

HACCP / food safety awareness

Background in continuous or high-volume manufacturing

What's on Offer

£46,700 basic salary

Earnings rising to £53,000 once on the 1-in-6 on-call rota

Days-only shift pattern

Secure, long-term role within a well-established FMCG business

Strong commitment to training, development, and progression

Supportive engineering team and safety-first culture

Interested?

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion

Reference: 225335135

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Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer - Essex

CV-Library

Posted on Jul 6, 2026 by CV-Library

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Tilbury Juxta Clare, Essex, United Kingdom
Other
Immediate Start
£45k - £53k Annual
Full-Time
Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer - Elec bias

Essex
Food Manufacturing | FMCG
Days Only (on call one week every six)

Salary: £53,000

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established food manufacturing site operating within a continuous-process FMCG environment.

This role is open to electrically biased engineers, offering a stable days-based position with a clear pathway to increased earnings through a structured on-call rota.

The business has a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and long-term investment, supplying some of the UK's most recognisable food brands.

The Role

As a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer, you'll maintain and improve electrical and mechanical systems across production and site services.

You'll play a key role in reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance across production equipment

Electrical work including 3-phase motors, MCCs, inverters, control panels, sensors, and safety circuits

First-line PLC fault-finding and diagnostics (training available)

Maintenance of processing and packaging lines in a continuous-process environment

Logging work accurately via a CMMS system

Supporting Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement projects

Participation in a 1-in-6 on-call rota (post-training / site familiarisation)

Ensuring all work meets health & safety and food safety standards

The Ideal Candidate

Recognised electrical apprenticeship

Formal engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent)

Experience in a maintenance role within FMCG, food, or continuous-process manufacturing

Strong fault-finding skills in your core discipline

Good working knowledge of health & safety in manufacturing

Comfortable using CMMS systems

Desirable (Not Essential)

Experience with PLC-controlled machinery

Exposure to Siemens or Allen Bradley PLCs

HACCP / food safety awareness

Background in continuous or high-volume manufacturing

What's on Offer

£46,700 basic salary

Earnings rising to £53,000 once on the 1-in-6 on-call rota

Days-only shift pattern

Secure, long-term role within a well-established FMCG business

Strong commitment to training, development, and progression

Supportive engineering team and safety-first culture

Interested?

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion
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Reference: 225335135

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