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Maintenance Engineer

APEX APPOINT LTDUK, UK🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 21 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
£55.4k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
UK, UK, United Kingdom
Posted
5 days ago

Job Description

Monday to Friday | 4pm-1am | £55,400

&

Days | 5am - 5pm | 2-2-3 Panama Pattern

Week 1: Mon, Tue, 3 off, Fri, Sat, Sun

Week 2: 2 off, Wed, Thu, 3 off


£53,300+ development + industry benefits

Location: Eye, IP23


Looking for a role with proper work/life balance and a team that actually invests in its engineers?

This is aday-shiftin awell-established food manufacturing siteproducing high-volume, high-quality chilled products for major UK retailers. The site has been operating for decades, is financially stable, and is now pushing major upgrades across machinery, automation and site-wide performance.


The role


As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, youll be part of a tight-knit engineering team keeping a busy food factory running smoothly. Youll split your time between:

  • Reactive breakdown workacross production, packaging and utilities

  • Planned and preventative maintenanceto reduce downtime

  • Supportingmachinery upgrades, line improvements and new equipment installs

  • Ensuringhygiene, quality and safety standardsare met at all times

  • Drivingcontinuous improvementacross the plant


Its a role for someone who likes getting stuck in, solving problems fast and seeing the impact of their work on output.


What you need

  • Apprentice trained (Electrical or Mechanical)

  • NVQ3 / ONC / HNC in a relevant engineering discipline

  • Food, FMCG, automotive or pharmaceutical manufacturing experience

  • Strong understanding of CI tools, TPM and modern maintenance practices

  • Confident working with safe systems of work: LOTO, PUWER, permits

  • Good GMP awareness and a positive, hands-on approach


What you get

  • Clear development pathwaywithin engineering

  • Benefits & recognition hub with strong retail discounts

  • A stable, supportive environment with long-term prospects


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