Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer – Food Manufacturing – Nottingham

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | £54,000 advertised on vacancy listing, dependent on experience | 4 on 4 off, 2 days / 2 nights | Training and progression opportunities

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 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

• 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

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification, electrical, mechanical or multi-skilled.
• Strong electrical fault-finding experience, including motors and drives. PLC interrogation would be 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 is desirable.

Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on experience, with £54,000 displayed on the vacancy listing.
• 4 on 4 off shift pattern, 2 days and 2 nights.
• Career progression and internal development opportunities.
• Strong training and upskilling culture.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Retail and hospitality discounts.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Refer a Friend scheme.
• Long-term career stability within a major UK food manufacturer.

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