Multi Skilled Engineer

Maintenance Engineer - Food Manufacturing

Location: Southall
Salary: 50,000 - 56,000
Hours: Monday to Saturday, 2pm - 10pm

We're looking for a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join one of the UK's leading food manufacturing companies. This business supplies a wide range of high-quality products to both the retail and foodservice sectors and is committed to maintaining excellence across its production operations.

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a fast-paced, hands-on role where you'll be essential in keeping production moving, minimising downtime, and ensuring machinery runs at peak efficiency.

What You'll Be Doing

• Delivering effective engineering support to maintain continuous operation of plant and equipment
• Responding quickly to breakdowns and carrying out fault diagnosis for first-time fixes
• Maintaining a range of equipment, including conveyor belts, ceiling machines, filling machines, depositors, metal detectors, steam cookers, and mixers
• Identifying opportunities to improve engineering processes and recommending changes
• Performing autonomous and preventative maintenance tasks, ensuring all work is fully documented
• Carrying out scheduled inspections to prevent contamination risks due to equipment damage
• Working with key machinery such as flow wrappers, gearboxes, and pumps

What's On Offer

• A permanent, full-time role with a consistent 2pm-10pm shift, Monday to Saturday
• Competitive salary of 56,000
• The opportunity to join a well-established business in a critical, hands-on engineering role

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience as a Maintenance Engineer in the food manufacturing or FMCG sector
• Full qualification with 18th Edition certification
• Solid understanding of industrial electrical systems and confidence in reading electrical diagrams
• Skilled in using electrical and hand tools effectively
• Excellent fault-finding, troubleshooting, and critical thinking abilities
• Experience in maintaining and testing electrical systems in a production setting
• A clear understanding of food safety and hygiene requirements

Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you're a proactive Maintenance Engineer ready for a new challenge in food manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to explore this exciting opportunity.

About Kandhu Recruitment

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