Engineer, Maintenance Technician ​/ Mechanic

Engineer

Location: Bishop’s Stortford

Salary: £43,000 – £53,000 (DOE)

Working Pattern: 4 on 4 off (07:00am – 19:00pm or 19:00pm – 07:00am)

Job type
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Permanent/Full-time

My client is seeking a skilled and proactive Engineer to join their engineering team at a busy manufacturing facility. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring safe, compliant and efficient site operations by delivering high-quality engineering support across planned and reactive maintenance activities.

This is a hands‑on role working across manufacturing areas, site facilities and utilities where you will help maintain plant reliability, reduce downtime and support continuous improvement initiatives.

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across manufacturing equipment, facilities and utilities
• Respond rapidly to equipment breakdowns to minimise downtime and restore production efficiently
• Perform corrective maintenance activities across both low care and high care production areas
• Ensure all work is completed in line with GMP standards and company hygiene procedures
• Maintain full compliance with health and safety regulations and site engineering standards
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute ideas to improve equipment performance and reliability
• Diagnose faults and independently resolve engineering issues in a timely manner
• Maintain accurate engineering logs, reports and maintenance records
• Assist with organisation and control of engineering stores and spare parts availability
• Support external contractors on site ensuring safe working practices are followed
• Maintain engineering tools equipment and work areas in a safe clean and organised condition
• Communicate effectively with production teams and engineering colleagues to ensure smooth operations
• Attend production and engineering meetings as required to support operational planning

• Experience in a manufacturing or FMCG engineering environment
• Strong fault finding and diagnostic skills
• Ability to carry out both planned and reactive maintenance tasks
• Good understanding of health and safety and GMP standards
• Confident working independently as well as part of a team
• Strong communication and reporting skills
• Proactive approach with a focus on continuous improvement
• Ability to manage workload effectively in a fast paced environment
• Experience working in food production or high care environments (desirable)
• Electrical or mechanical engineering background (desirable)
• Exposure to PPM systems and maintenance reporting tools (desirable)
• Experience liaising with production teams and external contractors (desirable)

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Structured shift pattern providing work life balance
• Opportunity to work within a modern manufacturing environment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Career progression within a growing engineering team