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Maintenance Engineer in Daventry

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Maintenance Engineer (Electrical bias ) , £55,000, Daventry, Northamptonshire, Days 8:30am till 5pm.Bi-annual company bonus scheme. 20 days holiday, all bank holidays off and a 2-week shut down over Xmas. Limited overtime available at 1.25 and 1.5.The OpportunityWe are recruiting for a maintenance engineer to join a large, well-invested food manufacturing site.

This is a high-performing facility with state-of-the-art machinery and an experienced engineering team. You'll benefit from an excellent rota that allows for weekends off and no night shifts while earning a strong base salary.The RoleAs a maintenance engineer , you'll work with a range of machinery including:Large mixers, filling machines and slicersOvens, chillers and extrudersFlow wrappers, ultra sonic cutters and shrink wrappers etc.Your focus will be 50% reactive and 50% PPM , using a tablet system for job tracking. This role places a strong emphasis on both electrical and mechanical maintenance and repair .

You'll need to be confident working with hydraulics, pneumatics, gearboxes, motors, bearings, shafts, chains, sensors, and control panels etc. Experience fault finding via PLC is also needed.The Person We're Looking ForTo succeed in this role as a maintenance engineer , you'll need:A strong background in maintenance within FMCG manufacturing environmentsExperience working on both mechanical and electrical components whilst abiding to H&S regulationsConfidence with strip-downs, rebuilds, and reactive maintenanceAn NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent qualification in engineering. An apprenticeship is of preferenceA proactive attitude and team playerThis is an ideal role for a maintenance engineer who wants to develop their career in a stable, well-backed facility with real progression and training opportunities.Why apply?Joining our client, you will be joining a business that place emphasis on training, development and progression of their engineers.

The company has 4 sites across the UK. The site in West Northamptonshire is one of their most established and an important cog in the company wheel, it's a large profit contributor providing extreme job security.If you think you are the right maintenance engineer for this market leader, please press apply, call Sam on, or email your CV tooATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis – for more opportunities like this one, visit our websiteATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of , , , marriage and civil partnership, and maternity, , or belief, , and orientationTPBN1_UKTJ

Maintenance Engineer in Daventry

Daventry NN11, UK
Full time

Published on 06/26/2026

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