Maintenance Engineer

Location;
West Bromwich

Are you a Maintenance Engineer looking for long-term job security, genuine career progression and the opportunity to develop your skills within a major UK manufacturing group?

We are working with a leading food manufacturing business operating multiple production sites across the UK, supplying major retailers and food service customers nationwide. The West Bromwich facility is a large-scale poultry processing operation where engineering plays a critical role in maintaining production performance, product quality and operational efficiency.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established engineering team supporting a highly automated production environment. The site continues to invest in both equipment and people, creating an environment where engineers are encouraged to develop their technical skills, contribute to improvement projects and build long-term careers.

Unlike many maintenance roles where the focus is purely reactive, this engineering team is heavily involved in preventative maintenance, reliability improvements and continuous improvement initiatives. You'll work alongside experienced engineers within a structured team where support, training and knowledge sharing are part of the culture, with genuine opportunities for progression across a large multi-site manufacturing group.

Responsibilities of a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer:

Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across production and processing equipment

Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime

Work on conveyors, motors, gearboxes, drives, sensors, pneumatics and automated production systems

Support continuous improvement projects focused on equipment reliability and performance

Conduct root cause analysis to eliminate recurring faults

Support planned shutdowns, equipment upgrades and engineering projects

Work closely with production teams to maximise plant availability and efficiency, in line with site safety standards

Skills & Qualifications of a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer:

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification, ideally apprentice-trained

Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled maintenance background

Experience with in manufacturing, FMCG, food production or automated environments

Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills, with experience on automated production equipment (PLC fault-finding advantageous)

Positive, proactive approach with strong communication and team-working skills

Benefits of a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer:

Salary of £49,000 per year

Long-term career stability within a major UK manufacturing group

Structured engineering team with strong technical support

Training and ongoing development opportunities

Genuine opportunities for internal progression across multiple UK sites

Exposure to automated production equipment and engineering projects

Employee wellbeing and support programmes

If you feel this Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer role is right for you, please contact Becky Prince at Maintech Recruitment for more information or click apply.

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