Mechanical​/Electrical Bias Maintenance engineer

Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical or Electrical Bias

Location:

Milton Keynes

Salary: £57,000

Shift Pattern:
Panama Shift Pattern (Days & Nights)

Are you a hands‑on Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge in a fast‑paced production environment?

We are currently recruiting for a Mechanical or Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to join a well‑established manufacturing business in Milton Keynes. This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer who enjoys fault‑finding, problem‑solving, and working in a highly automated production environment. The role can be tailored to suit either a mechanically biased engineer with basic electrical skills or an electrically biased engineer with strong mechanical understanding.

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring production equipment operates efficiently through planned preventative maintenance and fast‑response reactive repairs.

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across production machinery
• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults
• Minimise downtime and support continuous production performance
• Complete hands‑on engineering work including fabrication, welding, milling, and lathe work
• Conduct electrical fault‑finding on machinery and control systems
• Support continuous improvement and engineering projects
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to improve equipment reliability

• Previous experience within manufacturing, production, FMCG, or food environments
• Mechanical or electrical engineering background
• Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving ability
• Hands‑on maintenance engineering experience
• Mechanical engineers with fabrication and machining skills highly desirable
• Electrical engineers with fault‑finding experience on industrial machinery highly desirable
• Positive attitude and proactive approach to maintenance

• Multi‑skilled maintenance capability
• Experience with in food manufacturing
• Knowledge of conveyors, motors, gearboxes, pneumatics, and sensors
• Experience working Panama shifts

• Competitive salary of £57,000
• Panama shift pattern offering structured time off
• Stable and growing manufacturing environment
• Opportunity to join a skilled engineering team
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

If you are a motivated Maintenance Engineer looking for your next opportunity in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment, we would like to hear from you.