Maintenance Engineer

Position: Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Location: Wellingborough

Shift: Mon to Friday - 8hrs a day - on a 6-2 - or a 7-3 - or an 8-4 shift (whatever suits the right candidate)

Contract – Umbrella/PAYE only

Pay Rate:  Negotiable

This is a dedicated Mechanical biased Maintenance to cover position on a large, high-volume food production site in Wellingborough. This role is 70% mechanical / 30% Electrical output with any control system knowledge advantageous but not essential.

Key Responsibilities

The work is varied and covers both planned and unplanned events
It’s in a modern pneumatic flour mill that will have several different sized motors - ribband and drag chain conveyors - bucket elevators - blowers - compressors - motor gearboxes - rotary air locks
Typical equipment: conveyors, flow-wrappers, multi-head weighers, palletisers, metal detectors, check-weighers, labellers, mixers, ovens, depositors, pumps, compressors, chillers, boilers, refrigeration plant
Electrical PPMs (if E-biased): insulation testing, thermal imaging, drive checks, motor condition monitoring, control panel inspections, emergency light testing
Mechanical PPMs (if M-biased): bearing replacement, chain tensioning, gearbox oil changes, pump/valve servicing, belt tracking, vibration checks
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Required Experience & Qualifications

Time-served apprenticeship or formal qualification (NVQ L3 / City & Guilds / ONC / HNC) in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
Proven multi-skilled maintenance experience within food, beverage, dairy or FMCG manufacturing (essential)
Comfortable methodically working through a structured PPM plan with excellent attention to details
Happy to work alone for the full -hour shift on Monday to Friday
Immediate or short-notice availability preferred
If this role might be of an interest, please contact Marta Kosno (phone number removed) and forward your CV to (url removed)

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