Maintenance Engineer

Role: Maintenance Engineer

Location: North London

Shifts: 2 days 2 nights 4 off

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000, Overtime, progression and more

The Role

ATA Recruitment is proud to be working in partnership with an industry-leading manufacturer operating across four sites in the UK. Their North London facility is the flagship site, playing a key role in the company’s continued success.

With an annual turnover exceeding £50 million, the business supplies many of the UK’s leading supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, and cafés, offering strong job security backed by a company established in the early 1990s.The site operates a high-quality, end-to-end manufacturing process, utilising bespoke equipment throughout. While certain areas are fully automated, the facility also incorporates hand-crafted machinery to add detailed finishing and design elements, ensuring the premium quality of the final product remains consistent.

They are now looking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer at their North London site, following the appointment of a new General Manager who is focused on strengthening the engineering function and increasing headcount to drive a more proactive maintenance culture. In the longer term, this approach will create opportunities for engineers to become more involved in improvement projects, continuous improvement (CI) initiatives, and site development work, rather than operating purely in a reactive environment.

The Responsibilities

As a Maintenance Engineer you will

-            Be responsible for reacting to breakdowns on site and performing PPMs on all machinery on site

-            Maintaining all machinery onsite including process machinery, packaging machines, Conveyors, Mills, Metal detectors and more

-            Mechanical day to day tasks including Bearings, Rollers, Belts, Gearboxes, Shafts, Pulleys and more

-            Electrically working on Contactors, relays, Three phase motors and more

The Requirements

As a Maintenance Engineer you need

-            A recognised engineering qualification

-            To be able to work as part of an team but also be comfortable lone working when needed to

-            Experience working in a fast paced environment (FMCG desirable)

-            Comfortable working safely but efficiently electrically and mechanically

The Package

As a Maintenance Engineer you will receive

-            An annual salary of between £55,000 - £60,000 per annum

-            Potential progression route up into an Engineering Manager role over time

-            A pension contribution from my client

-            Onsite training

-            Chance to gain exposure and looking into projects and CI work

-            Security within your role

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed