Synergi
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer - East London
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Electrical Maintenance Engineer - Food Manufacturing - £63,000 + 15% Pension
£63,000 | 4 on 4 off (Days & Nights) | 15% Pension
Salary:
£63,000 (including shift allowance)
Shift Pattern:
4 on 4 off Days & Nights
Benefits:
- 15% Pension Contribution
- Life Assurance
- Ongoing Training & Development
- Career Progression Opportunities
- Employee Benefits Package
- Free On-Site Parking
- Long-Term Job Security
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a market-leading food manufacturing business operating a highly automated production facility in East London. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-invested manufacturing site producing household-name products, with continued investment in automation, engineering excellence, and operational performance.
Working within a skilled engineering team, you'll play a key role in maintaining and improving production equipment, ensuring maximum reliability and minimal downtime across a fast-paced FMCG environment.
The Role
As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you'll be responsible for maintaining a variety of high-speed automated manufacturing and packaging equipment, ensuring the site continues to operate safely and efficiently.
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Key Responsibilities Include:
- Carrying out planned preventative and reactive electrical maintenance
- Diagnosing and repairing faults on PLC-controlled production equipment
- Working on motors, drives, inverters, sensors, contactors, and control systems
- Maintaining high-speed production, processing, and packaging machinery
- Supporting mechanical maintenance activities where required
- Responding quickly to breakdowns and minimizing production downtime
- Conducting root cause analysis and implementing permanent corrective actions
- Supporting continuous improvement, reliability, and efficiency projects
- Working towards site KPIs including OEE, reliability, and performance targets
- Ensuring all work is completed in accordance with health and safety standards
What We're Looking For
- Apprentice trained, NVQ Level 3, HNC, or equivalent engineering qualification
- Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills
- Experience working with PLC-controlled equipment and automated machinery
- Knowledge of drives, motors, sensors, relays, contactors, and industrial controls
- Previous experience within food manufacturing, FMCG, packaging, pharmaceutical, or other high-speed manufacturing environments
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement
- Ability to work effectively within a rotating days and nights shift pattern
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Why Apply?
- £63,000 salary package
- Industry-leading 15% pension contribution
- 4 on 4 off days and nights shift pattern
- Highly automated manufacturing environment
- Ongoing investment in plant, equipment, and technology
- Secure, stable, and growing manufacturing business
- Genuine training, development, and progression opportunities
- Supportive engineering culture with a focus on continuous improvement
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If you're an Electrical Maintenance Engineer looking to join a well-invested manufacturing business offering excellent earning potential, outstanding benefits, and long-term career progression, please apply.
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