Quick overview
Job description
We're looking for an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias to join a well-established food manufacturing business in Norfolk.
This is a hands-on role where you'll play a key part in maintaining production equipment, minimising downtime and ensuring machinery operates safely and efficiently.
What you'll be doing:
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance.
- Diagnosing and repairing electrical and mechanical faults.
- Troubleshooting PLCs, motors, drives, sensors and control systems.
- Maintaining and improving production machinery and equipment.
- Responding quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime.
- Identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability and performance.
- Ensuring all work complies with health, safety and engineering standards.
What we're looking for:
- Experience in a multi-skilled maintenance role within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
- Good mechanical maintenance knowledge.
- Experience with PLCs, automation and industrial control systems.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and preventative maintenance.
- Relevant electrical or engineering qualifications.
Food manufacturing experience would be advantageous, but strong maintenance experience from other manufacturing sectors will also be considered.
What's in it for you?
- Competitive Salary
- Continental shift pattern covering days and nights.
- The opportunity to work with modern production equipment.
- A varied, hands-on engineering role within an established manufacturing operation.
- The chance to make a real impact on equipment reliability and production performance.
If you're an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer looking for a new opportunity in the Norfolk area, we'd love to hear from you.
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