MAINTENANCE ENGINEER - EAST LONDON

12-HOUR DAYS & NIGHTS | £64,500 | PERMANENT

Sector: FMCG / Manufacturing / Automated Production

AT A GLANCE

£64,500 salary

12-hour days and nights

Permanent Maintenance Engineer position

East London

Blue-chip global FMCG manufacturer

Major investment across the wider business

Highly automated production environment

Modern machinery and advanced manufacturing technology

Excellent training and development

Genuine career progression opportunities

Potential routes into leadership, projects, reliability and continuous improvement

FMCG or manufacturing experience essentialTHE OPPORTUNITY

Looking for a Maintenance Engineer role where you can work with modern technology, develop your skills and build a long-term career?

We are working with a globally recognised blue-chip FMCG manufacturer with an excellent reputation for quality, innovation and investment in its people.

The business continues to make major investments across its operations, with a strong focus on automation, technology, engineering capability and continuous improvement.

Based in East London,

this is an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join an established engineering function supporting a highly automated production operation.

You won't just be joining a business to maintain machinery. There is a genuine focus on developing engineering talent, with opportunities to progress your career in a number of different directions.

Depending on your interests and strengths, future opportunities could include engineering leadership, project engineering, reliability engineering or continuous improvement.

THE ROLE

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will help ensure the production operation continues to run safely, efficiently and reliably.

The role will involve:

Planned preventative maintenance across automated production equipment

Reactive maintenance and breakdown response

Electrical and/or mechanical fault finding

Diagnosing faults and carrying out effective repairs

Working to minimise production downtime

Identifying recurring equipment issues

Supporting root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions

Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives

Working closely with Production and other engineering disciplines

Supporting improvements to equipment reliability and performance

Maintaining accurate maintenance records

Working to high standards of health and safety

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong manufacturing background and a genuine interest in modern engineering and automation.

You will ideally have:

City & Guilds Level 3, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification

Previous Maintenance Engineer experience within FMCG, manufacturing, production or process environments

Strong electrical or mechanical maintenance experience

Experience working with production machinery

Good fault-finding and diagnostic skills

A proactive approach to problem solving

The ability to work effectively within a team

A desire to learn and develop technically

An interest in automation and continuous improvement

Full right to work in the UKWHY JOIN?

£64,500 salary

Permanent position

12-hour days and nights

Join a globally recognised blue-chip FMCG manufacturer

Work within a highly automated production environment

Major investment across the wider business

Excellent training and development

Genuine career progression

Opportunities to move into engineering leadership

Potential progression into project engineering

Opportunities to specialise in reliability or continuous improvement

Long-term career with a business that invests heavily in its people and technologyMaintenance Engineer is commutable from Epping, Walthamstow, Leyton, Stratford, Ilford, Barking, Dagenham, Romford, Hornchurch, Upminster, Chingford, Loughton, Waltham Abbey, Waltham Cross, Cheshunt, Enfield, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Harlow, Hertford, Ware, Brentwood, Grays, Purfleet, Tilbury, Basildon, Billericay, Chelmsford and other parts of London, Essex and Hertfordshire

Why work with Proactive?

Proactive Global are an industry leading, specialist engineering recruitment agency focused on the automation, manufacturing and robotics sectors. We offer specialist recruitment services to a niche customer base, vetting that our clients offer the best opportunities for your career. Proactive encourages and promotes equality and diversity within the workforce. We act with honesty, integrity and impartiality, ensuring your application is considered on its own merits and without bias.

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