Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer (Food Manufacturing) -39,500 - -48,000 - Milton Keynes 4 on 4 off Continental Shift Pattern (Days & Nights)



Why this role

This is a maintenance engineering role inside a high-volume food manufacturing site where equipment uptime isn''t a KPI for fun, it is the entire job.

You''ll be working on a 24/7 production environment where mechanical systems, conveyors, packaging lines and processing equipment need to run reliably across a rotating shift pattern. When they don''t, you''ll be the one getting them back online.

It''s hands-on, fast-paced, and very much about practical engineering over theory.

• Salary: -39,500 - -48,000 (includes -2,132 night shift allowance where applicable)
• Team bonus scheme (up to 6%)
• 7% employer pension contribution (3% employee)
• Private health plan (Westfield Health)
• Life assurance (up to 4x salary)
• Income protection scheme
• Company sick pay
• Training and development opportunities

• Carry out mechanical fault finding and reactive maintenance on production equipment
• Support planned preventative maintenance schedules across site
• Participate in equipment installation, commissioning and testing for new production lines
• Diagnose root causes of breakdowns and implement effective fixes
• Work closely with production teams to reduce downtime and improve reliability
• Record maintenance activity and manage spare parts through internal systems
• Ensure all work complies with health, safety, food safety and hygiene standards
• Provide maintenance support across different production lines when required

• Mechanical engineering experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Strong hands-on ability with machinery, tools and mechanical systems
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving production environment
• Good fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Able to communicate clearly across shifts and teams
• Electrical knowledge, IPAF or forklift licence beneficial but not essential