Job Description
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.
The Role
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring production equipment operates efficiently through planned preventative maintenance and fast-response reactive repairs.
Key Responsibilities
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
What We're Looking For
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
Desirable Skills
Multi-skilled maintenance capability
Experience within food manufacturing
Knowledge of conveyors, motors, gearboxes, pneumatics, and sensors
Experience working Panama shifts
What's on Offer
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.