Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer - Essex

Synergi Recruitment



Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer - Elec bias

Essex
Food Manufacturing | FMCG
Days Only (on call one week every six)

Salary: £53,000



The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established food manufacturing site operating within a continuous-process FMCG environment.

This role is open to electrically biased engineers, offering a stable days-based position with a clear pathway to increased earnings through a structured on-call rota.

The business has a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and long-term investment, supplying some of the UK's most recognisable food brands.



The Role

As a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer, you'll maintain and improve electrical and mechanical systems across production and site services.

You'll play a key role in reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.



Key Responsibilities

  • Planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance across production equipment

  • Electrical work including 3-phase motors, MCCs, inverters, control panels, sensors, and safety circuits

  • First-line PLC fault-finding and diagnostics (training available)

  • Maintenance of processing and packaging lines in a continuous-process environment

  • Logging work accurately via a CMMS system

  • Supporting Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement projects

  • Participation in a 1-in-6 on-call rota (post-training / site familiarisation)

  • Ensuring all work meets health & safety and food safety standards



The Ideal Candidate

  • Recognised electrical apprenticeship

  • Formal engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent)

  • Experience in a maintenance role within FMCG, food, or continuous-process manufacturing

  • Strong fault-finding skills in your core discipline

  • Good working knowledge of health & safety in manufacturing

  • Comfortable using CMMS systems



Desirable (Not Essential)

  • Experience with PLC-controlled machinery

  • Exposure to Siemens or Allen Bradley PLCs

  • HACCP / food safety awareness

  • Background in continuous or high-volume manufacturing



What's on Offer

  • £46,700 basic salary

  • Earnings rising to £53,000 once on the 1-in-6 on-call rota

  • Days-only shift pattern

  • Secure, long-term role within a well-established FMCG business

  • Strong commitment to training, development, and progression

  • Supportive engineering team and safety-first culture



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