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 either electrically or mechanically 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. Depending on your core discipline, you'll focus on your bias while continuing to build broader multi-skilled capability.
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
Mechanical maintenance on gearboxes, bearings, conveyors, pumps, pneumatics, and hydraulics
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 or mechanical engineering 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
Willingness to work as a multi-skilled engineer
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
Salary description
£45000.00 - £53000.00 per year