Maintenance Engineer

Location: Bishop s Stortford
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off (7:00am 7:00pm)
Salary: £47,000 £50,000 per annum
Overtime: Flat rate OT available

We are looking for a proactive Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a fast-paced manufacturing site within the food industry. This is a hands-on role focused on maintaining, fault-finding, and improving automated production equipment to ensure maximum uptime and performance.

You ll be working on a modern, highly automated site with strong investment in machinery, controls, and continuous improvement.

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on automated production machinery

• Electrical and mechanical fault finding on manufacturing equipment

• Diagnose and rectify faults on PLC-controlled systems (fault finding only)

• Work with sensors, drives, motors, pneumatics, and hydraulics

• Support continuous improvement and reliability improvements

• Ensure all work is completed in line with food safety, hygiene, and H&S standards

• Assist with equipment upgrades, installations, and commissioning

• Accurately complete maintenance records and reports

• Multi-skilled background (electrical bias preferred)

• Experience within a manufacturing environment (food or FMCG highly desirable)

• Strong fault-finding ability on automated machinery

• PLC fault finding experience essential

• Knowledge of sensors, relays, inverters, motors, and control panels

• Understanding of planned maintenance systems

• Ability to work independently and as part of a shift team

• NVQ / City & Guilds / Apprenticeship in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)

• Relevant electrical qualifications (17th/18th Edition beneficial but not essential)

• Competitive salary of £47k £50k

• Flat-rate overtime available

• 4 on 4 off shift pattern (excellent work/life balance)

• Modern, automated manufacturing environment

• Ongoing training and development opportunities