Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Starting Salary: £52,000 P/A
Shifts: Panama Shifts (3’s & 2’s – 12-Hour Shifts)
Benefits: Production Bonus, Overtime at x1.5, 25 Shifts Annual Leave + Option to Purchase 5 Additional Days, 14% Pension, 4x Salary Life Assurance, Private Healthcare, Enhanced Sick Pay, 2 Weeks Paternity Pay, Long-Service Awards, and Various Wellness & Affiliate Schemes.
The Business
With an impressive £400 million annual turnover, 8 UK manufacturing sites, and over 2,000 employees worldwide, our client is one of the UK’s most successful and respected food manufacturers.
The business has earned a reputation for excellence, holding multiple awards including Food & Drink Scientist of the Year, Product Launch of the Year, and Apprenticeship Training Programme of the Year. They also ranked highly in the ‘Best Big Companies to Work For’ awards.
Their flagship site in Ashby-de-la-Zouch employs over 200 people and produces more than 2 million packets of crisps every day across several high-speed automated production lines — the equivalent of over 50 tonnes of packaged product daily.
They are now seeking a Multi-Skilled, Electrically-Biased Maintenance Engineer to join the engineering team, maintaining modern equipment in a world-class manufacturing environment.
The Role: Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Machinery: Conveyors, Industrial Fryers, Robots, Seasoning Machines, Multi-Head Weighers, Metal Detection Equipment, Bagging Machinery, and Case Packers.
- Perform electro-mechanical maintenance in a highly automated food manufacturing plant.
- Respond to breakdowns, fault-finding and repairing machinery to minimise downtime.
- Diagnose electrical and mechanical issues using PLC systems, Multi-Meters, and Schematic Diagrams.
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and servicing of equipment, replacing worn components as required.
- Support project-based installations, upgrades, and site enhancements to improve efficiency and performance.
Entry Requirements
- Experience: 5+ years as an Electrical or Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, ideally within the Food & Beverage or FMCG sectors.
- Qualifications: HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, ideally gained through a recognised apprenticeship programme.
About Auxtronic
Auxtronic is committed to equality in the workplace and operates as an equal opportunities employer.
We specialise in engineering recruitment, representing clients within manufacturing, distribution, and automation industries throughout the UK and Europe.
Auxtronic acts as a third-party employment consultant on behalf of our client and always welcomes contact from engineers interested in career progression or companies looking to grow their technical teams.
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