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Maintenance Engineer

CV ConsultingSouth East London, London🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 12 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers excellent career growth with comprehensive training and development opportunities, including upskilling in electrical maintenance, within a reputable food manufacturing company. You'll thrive here if you're an electrically biased engineer with mechanical understanding, or a mechanically biased engineer eager to expand your electrical skills, seeking a supportive team and a pathway to senior engineering roles. Apply today to join a stable and growing business that invests in its people.

Quick Overview

Salary
£45k - £52k/yr
Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Maintenance Engineer, Luton, Salary: £45,000 - £52,000, Continental Shifts
Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking for a role with genuine development, training, and long-term career progression?
A leading food manufacturing company in Luton is expanding their engineering team and is seeking a motivated individual who wants to grow, learn, and develop.

Key Responsibilities
Carry out electrical and mechanical maintenance on food processing and packaging machinery
Diagnose and troubleshoot breakdowns, including working with PLC-controlled systems
React quickly to faults to minimise downtime and maintain production efficiency
Support and deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
Work collaboratively within a skilled engineering team to ensure high operational standards

Skills & Experience Required
The successful Maintenance Engineer will ideally have experience within a manufacturing or production environment and be electrically biased, with mechanical understanding.
However the company is open to developing the right person.
If you are mechanically biased but want to strengthen your electrical skills, full training and development will be provided.

Desired Qualifications
BTEC / ONC in Electrical or Multi-skilled Engineering
City & Guilds 2330 Level 3 with NVQ Level 3 Electrical Maintenance
Time-served apprenticeship or HNC in a relevant discipline

This company offers more than just a job they offer a career pathway. Full training and development, including electrical upskilling for mechanically biased engineers Supportive team culture that values ideas, collaboration, and innovation. Modern manufacturing environment with hightech machinery. Clear opportunities for career progression, including senior engineering routes. A stable, growing business investing heavily in people and equipment.

Ideal for:
Maintenance Engineers
Multi-Skilled Engineers
Electrical Maintenance Engineers
Mechanical Maintenance Engineers (wanting to upskill electrically)
Shift Engineers
Packaging Engineers
Field/Service Engineers wanting a stable site roll

If you are looking for variety, and a supportive engineering team, this position could be an excellent next step.


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