Packaging Maintenance Engineer

Location: Stroud Stonehouse area
Salary: Up to £52,000 + £2,000 bonus (realistic minimum) + overtime
Contract Type: Permanent
Shift Pattern: 4 ON / 4 OFF 

We are currently recruiting for multi-skilled maintenance engineers with a strong background in packaging machinery to join a global manufacturing leader.

This role has been created due to significant site expansion, automation, and investment, offering the opportunity to work in a highly automated, world-class production environment.

You will be maintaining high-speed packaging lines producing globally recognised consumer products, within a large-scale facility employing hundreds of people. This is an excellent opportunity for engineers looking for career progression, technical development, and exposure to advanced automation.

• Carry out planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance on high-speed packaging machinery

• Fault find and repair across:

  • Filling machines
  • Sealing, labelling and coding equipment
  • Conveyors and palletisers
  • Wrapping and automated packaging systems

• Diagnose and resolve faults on:

  • Electrical systems (sensors, drives, controls, PLCs)
  • Mechanical systems (bearings, gearboxes, chains, belts)

• Conduct machine inspections, reporting on:

  • Equipment condition
  • Performance issues
  • Opportunities for reliability improvements

• Support and deliver continuous improvement projects, including Packaging Line Optimisation

• Ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely using correct procedures and tools

We are particularly interested in engineers with direct experience in packaging or FMCG production environments.

• multi-skilled (electrical & mechanical)
• Strong experience maintaining packaging machinery / high-speed production lines
• Ability to fault find using PLC diagnostics (no programming required)
• Experience working in: FMCG, Packaging / bottling / food production, Manufacturing or process environments  

• Level 3 NVQ / Apprenticeship in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical)
• OR HNC / HND in Engineering
• OR equivalent hands-on experience in a manufacturing setting

• Large, fully automated manufacturing site
• Significant investment in:High-volume production of market-leading consumer goods
• Automation
• Robotics
• Modern packaging systems
• Structured maintenance systems with planned schedules and continuous improvement focus

• £52,000 plus £2,000–£3,000 annual bonus
• Overtime paid at 1.5x
• Life assurance & flexible benefits
• Clear career progression pathways
• Ongoing training, development, and exposure to world-class machinery

Candidates from the following roles will be suitable:

• Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
• Packaging Engineer
• Packaging Maintenance Engineer
• Shift Engineer
• Electrical / Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
• FMCG Manufacturing Engineer

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