Impact Recruitment
MAINTENANCE ENGINEER
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Job Reference: KJ/ME_1791213849
Locations
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Salary
£45,000 - £50,000 per annum + Company Benefits + Training Development
Job Type
Permanent
POSTED
05 October 2026
Description
Are you a Maintenance Engineer with a strong mechanical background and good electrical knowledge? Are you looking for a role where you can take ownership, develop your skills and become a key part of the engineering function? This could be a great opportunity to join a clean, well-run food manufacturing environment in Wellingborough.
Impact Recruitment are currently working with a family-owned fresh produce business supplying fruit, vegetables and salads to retailers, foodservice and wholesalers across the UK. Their Wellingborough site includes a fresh produce packing facility, and they are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team on a permanent basis. This is a predominantly mechanical role with electrical elements, working across production machinery and site equipment, with a good level of autonomy for an ambitious engineer looking to develop their skills.
Location
Wellingborough
Shift
Sunday - Thursday, 07:00 - 15:30 (Monday - Friday may also be available)
Salary
£45,000 - £50,000 (Negotiable depending on experience)
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Contract
Permanent
Duties
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production machinery and site equipment.
- Respond to breakdowns and carry out reactive maintenance to minimise downtime.
- Fault-find, repair and maintain production machinery including conveyors, labelling machinery, sealing equipment and other production lines.
- Carry out inspections, servicing and general maintenance to ensure equipment remains safe and reliable.
- Complete workshop maintenance, repairs and general engineering tasks using hand and power tools.
- Identify recurring faults and contribute to improvements in machinery reliability.
- Support continuous improvement and automation projects across the site.
- Order spare parts and maintain accurate engineering records.
- Work closely with the Operations team to minimise downtime and keep production running efficiently.
- Maintain high standards of health & safety, food hygiene and housekeeping.
The Ideal Candidate Must
- Have a strong mechanical engineering or maintenance background.
- Have good electrical knowledge and the ability to carry out basic electrical fault finding.
- Have experience with planned and reactive maintenance.
- Be confident fault finding and diagnosing mechanical issues.
- Be hands-on and comfortable carrying out repairs and maintenance across a production environment.
- Be able to work independently and take ownership of tasks.
- Have strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn and develop.
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Desirable
- 17th or 18th Edition electrical qualification.
- Previous multi-skilled engineering experience.
- Experience within food manufacturing, FMCG or a similar production environment.
- Experience working with conveyors, labelling, packaging or similar production machinery.
- Experience with automation or continuous improvement projects.
- CDM awareness.
Benefits
- £45,000 - £50,000 salary depending on experience and suitability.
- Permanent position within an established business.
- Day-shift working pattern.
- Good level of autonomy and responsibility.
- Opportunity to develop your engineering skills across a range of machinery.
- Clean and well-run working environment.
- Varied, hands-on engineering role.
- Opportunity to become a key part of the engineering function.
If this role sounds of interest to you then please apply with an up-to-date CV.
Impact Recruitment is an employment agency working on behalf of our client.
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