Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Swindon, Wiltshire

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

£38,000 - £40,000 | Monday to Thursday, 8am-6pm | Food Manufacturing

We are seeking a proactive Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a growing food manufacturing business. Working within a small engineering team, you will be responsible for planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, continuous improvement projects, and ensuring maximum equipment uptime across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults
• Complete maintenance records using the FIX CMMS system
• Support machine set-up, optimisation, and efficiency improvements
• Manage spare parts and maintenance stock
• Assist with facilities and building maintenance
• Work closely with Production and Quality teams to ensure compliance with food safety standards
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the site

Equipment Includes

• Linear filling machines
• Capping machines
• Beverage can seamers
• Pouch filling machinery
• Aluminium tube fillers
• Labellers and inkjet coders
• Steam generation equipment
• Pallet wrappers and compactors
• Pneumatic production machinery

Candidate Requirements

• Previous maintenance engineering experience within manufacturing
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills
• Experience using maintenance management software
• Understanding of preventative maintenance systems

Desirable

• Electrically biased background
• 18th Edition qualification
• Food, pharmaceutical, or GMP experience
• Experience working with steam systems

What's on Offer?

• Salary of £38,000 - £40,000
• 4-day working week
• Ongoing training and development
• Opportunity to work on continuous improvement projects and develop your technical skills

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer who enjoys improving machinery reliability, reducing downtime, and making a real impact within a manufacturing environment.

Interested? Or Know someone who could be a good fit? Please send across your updated CV by clicking "Apply now" or get in touch for a confidential discussion.