Contract Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Contract Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

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3 Month Contract with extension options | Food Manufacturing
£30£40 per hour
When production stops, everything stops.
Were supporting a well-established food manufacturing site that needs an experienced Electrical Bias Maintenance Engineer to step in and keep operations running smoothly during a critical period.
This is a 3 month contract with the potential to extend ideal for an engineer who can hit the ground running in a fast-paced FMCG environment.
The Role
Youll be working on high-speed production and packaging lines, ensuring minimal downtime and supporting both reactive and planned maintenance.
Day to day, youll be:
Responding to breakdowns and carrying out effective electrical fault finding
Supporting PPM schedules across automated production equipment
Working on fast-moving production lines where uptime is critical
Troubleshooting PLC-controlled machinery
Collaborating with the existing engineering team to maintain output
The Environment
High-volume food manufacturing / FMCG
Fast-paced, breakdown-critical production
Modern automated machinery and packaging lines
What Were Looking For
Strong electrical bias with solid mechanical understanding
Proven experience in food manufacturing or FMCG
Confidence working on equipment such as:
Conveyors
Packaging machinery (e.g. Multivac)
Checkweighers / metal detectors
PLC fault finding experience
Ability to work independently from day one
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Please submit your CV for immediate consideration.