Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Location:

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Salary: £55,000

A well‑established food manufacturer in Leeds is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a tight‑knit maintenance team on a stable, growing site. The team focuses on planned maintenance, reliability improvement and continuous improvement, working with real‑time data to maintain high standards of service and safety.

• Work across automated food processing lines, fault‑finding on motors, drives, sensors and PLC‑controlled systems.
• Provide mechanical support for pneumatics, hydraulics and packaging lines.
• Manage Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) schedules, permit‑to‑work and safe isolation procedures.
• Ensure compliance with food safety and hygiene standards, including BRC accreditation.

• Electrical: motors, drives, sensors, control panels, PLCs
• Mechanical: pneumatics, hydraulics, food processing and packaging lines
• Systems: PPM schedules, permit‑to‑work, safe isolation, food safety compliance

• Background in maintenance engineering within food manufacturing, FMCG or a similarly fast‑paced, high‑volume environment.
• Strong electrical fault‑finding ability, including motors, drives, sensors and control panels.
• PLC fault‑finding experience.
• Mechanical skills covering pneumatics and hydraulics.
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent time‑served apprenticeship in Engineering.

• Annual bonus.
• Training pathways and internal progression opportunities.
• No weekend work.