Maintenance Engineer in Nottingham

Job Description

Location; Nottingham \n\nWe are working with a leading UK food manufacturing business operating one of the country’s largest chilled and bakery production networks, supplying major retail and foodservice customers nationwide. The site is a high-volume, fast-paced food manufacturing facility with a strong focus on reliability, food safety, efficiency and continuous improvement.\n\nThis is a great opportunity for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer  to join a well-established engineering team working a 4 on 4 off (2 days / 2 nights) shift pattern. You will be responsible for supporting both planned and reactive maintenance across high-speed food production and packaging equipment in a highly automated environment.\n\nThe engineering function plays a key role in ensuring production uptime and product quality, with strong emphasis on fault finding, preventative maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives.

The business has a strong culture of internal progression and long-term career development.\n\nThis role would suit a Maintenance Engineer from a food manufacturing, FMCG or fast-paced production environment, who enjoys hands-on fault finding, breakdown response and working within a structured engineering team.\n\nresponsibilities of a maintenance engineer:\n\nCarry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across food production and packaging equipment\n\nDiagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults across machinery and plant\n\nWork on motors, gearboxes, conveyors, sensors, inverters and control panels\n\nRespond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime\n\nSupport planned maintenance during scheduled downtime and quieter production periods\n\nAssist with continuous improvement and reliability initiatives across site equipment\n\nEnsure all maintenance activity is completed safely and in line with food manufacturing standards\n\nWork collaboratively with production teams to maintain efficiency and uptime\n\nskills & qualifications of a maintenance engineer:\n\nNVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification (Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled)\n\nStrong electrical fault-finding experience (motors, drives, PLC interrogation advantageous)\n\nSolid mechanical maintenance experience\n\nExperience within FMCG, food manufacturing or fast-paced production environments\n\nStrong diagnostic and problem-solving skills\n\nAbility to work independently and as part of a shift-based engineering team\n\nUnderstanding of continuous improvement and reliability practices (desirable)\n\nbenefits of a maintenance engineer:\n\nCompetitive salary (dependent on experience)\n\n4 on 4 off shift pattern (2 days / 2 nights)\n\nCareer progression and internal development opportunities\n\nStrong training and upskilling culture\n\nEmployee Assistance Programme (health and wellbeing support)\n\nRetail and hospitality discounts\n\nCycle to Work scheme\n\nRefer a Friend scheme\n\nLong-term career stability within a major UK food manufacturer\n\nIf you feel this Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer role is right for you, please contact Becky Price or Keeley Mobley Maintech Recruitment for more information or click apply.\n\nMaintech Recruitment – Engineering Great Careers\n\nMaintech Recruitment are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of , , belief, political opinion, race, age, , marital status or .\n\nPlease note by applying for this role your data will be processed in line with our privacy policy, available on our website