Contract Maintenance Engineer - - Stoke

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) – Contract

Location: Staffordshire

Rate: £37 per hour

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off – Days & Nights

Hours: 6:30am–6:30pm / 6:30pm–6:30am

Contract Length: Ongoing (minimum 3 months)

Start: Immediate / ASAP

Role Overview:

We are recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) on a contract basis to support a high-volume FMCG manufacturing site in Staffordshire. This is a hands-on, shift-based role focused on keeping production running through effective fault-finding, breakdown response and planned maintenance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Electrical fault-finding and reactive maintenance
• Planned preventative maintenance (PPMs)
• Supporting production to minimise downtime
• Assisting with continuous improvement and engineering projects
• Accurate completion of maintenance records and fault logs

Electrical Duties:

• Fault-finding on motors, drives, sensors, panels and control circuits
• Electrical isolation, testing and reinstatement
• Supporting upgrades and improvement work
• Basic PLC fault-finding (where applicable)

Mechanical Support:

• Supporting mechanical maintenance as required
• Working on conveyors, motors and drive systems
• Assisting with mechanical strip-downs and repairs

Machinery & Equipment:

• Automated FMCG production lines
• Conveyors, packaging and slicing machinery
• Process equipment including mixers and ovens

Health, Safety & Compliance:

• Working safely at all times in line with site procedures
• Completing permits, risk assessments and safe systems of work
• Maintaining high food safety and hygiene standards

Skills & Experience Required:

• Proven Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer with strong electrical bias
• FMCG / food manufacturing or high-speed production background
• Confident electrical fault-finding skills
• Mechanical competence to support production
• Relevant electrical qualifications (NVQ / HNC or equivalent)

• Pension & life assurance (up to 10% employer contribution)
• Health & wellbeing support
• Retail discounts (500+ retailers)
• Training, development and progression opportunities
• EV car and cycle-to-work schemes