Maintenance Engineer

Location; Nottingham

We are working with a leading UK food manufacturing business operating one of the country’s largest chilled and bakery production networks, supplying major retail and foodservice customers nationwide. The site is a high-volume, fast-paced food manufacturing facility with a strong focus on reliability, food safety, efficiency and continuous improvement.

This is a great opportunity for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established engineering team working a 4 on 4 off (2 days / 2 nights) shift pattern. You will be responsible for supporting both planned and reactive maintenance across high-speed food production and packaging equipment in a highly automated environment.

The engineering function plays a key role in ensuring production uptime and product quality, with strong emphasis on fault finding, preventative maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives. The business has a strong culture of internal progression and long-term career development.

This role would suit a Maintenance Engineer from a food manufacturing, FMCG or fast-paced production environment, who enjoys hands‑on fault finding, breakdown response and working within a structured engineering team.

responsibilities of a maintenance engineer:

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across food production and packaging equipment

• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults across machinery and plant

• Work on motors, gearboxes, conveyors, sensors, inverters and control panels

• Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime

• Support planned maintenance during scheduled downtime and quieter production periods

• Assist with continuous improvement and reliability initiatives across site equipment

• Ensure all maintenance activity is completed safely and in line with food manufacturing standards

• Work collaboratively with production teams to maintain efficiency and uptime

skills & qualifications of a maintenance engineer:

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification (Electrical, Mechanical or Multi‑Skilled)

• Strong electrical fault‑finding experience (motors, drives, PLC interrogation advantageous)

• Solid mechanical maintenance experience

• Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or fast‑paced production environments

• Strong diagnostic and problem‑solving skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a shift‑based engineering team

• Understanding of continuous improvement and reliability practices (desirable)

benefits of a maintenance engineer:

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)

• 4 on 4 off shift pattern (2 days / 2 nights)

• Career progression and internal development opportunities

• Strong training and upskilling culture

• Employee Assistance Programme (health and wellbeing support)

• Retail and hospitality discounts

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Refer a Friend scheme

• Long‑term career stability within a major UK food manufacturer

If you feel this Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer role is right for you, please contact Becky Price or Keeley MobleyMaintech Recruitment for more information or click apply.

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