Days Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer - West London

Our client is a leading manufacturer within the FMCG sector, specialising in the production of high-quality products for a wide customer base. With a strong focus on innovation, efficiency, and product consistency, they operate using modern manufacturing processes and maintain high industry standards across their operations.

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Job Role & Key Responsibilities:

We are recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer with a Mechanical Bias to join a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on, on-the-tools role focused on maintaining, repairing, and improving mechanical and electromechanical production equipment across the site. The successful candidate will play a key role in reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability, and supporting production efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

Carry out mechanical maintenance, fault finding, and repairs across production and packaging machinery

Complete Planned Preventative Maintenance to reduce downtime and improve reliability

Diagnose and repair faults on conveyors, gearboxes, pneumatics, hydraulics, and wider plant equipment

Carry out MIG/TIG welding, fabrication, repairs, and machinery modifications

Support fault finding on control systems, including PLCs, VSDs, and sensors

Work on a range of FMCG equipment including conveyors, extruders, ovens, fryers, heat exchangers, compressors, baggers, weighers, and packaging lines

Carry out root cause analysis on breakdowns and support continuous improvement activity

Complete maintenance logs, reports, and CMMS updates accurately

Work closely with production teams to minimise downtime and support smooth site operations

Follow site health & safety, GMP, environmental, and engineering standards at all times

The Ideal Candidate will have:

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Strong mechanical engineering background within manufacturing, FMCG, food, or similar environments

Proven welding and fabrication experience, ideally MIG/TIG

Experience maintaining and repairing industrial machinery

Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills

Experience with PPM systems and preventative maintenance

A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to work well under pressure

Good communication skills and the ability to work closely with production and engineering teams

Desirable Skills:

18th Edition Wiring xwzovoh Regulations

PLC fault finding or automation experience

Experience with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement

Food Safety Level 2

Experience working with high-speed packaging or processing machinery

Benefits Include:

Competitive Salary

12-hour day shift pattern, 7am - 7pm

Rotating shift pattern:
Week 1: 2 on, 2 off, 3 on

Week 2: 2 off, 2 on, 3 off

Opportunity to work in a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment

Hands-on mechanical role with welding, fabrication, and fault-finding variety

Opportunity to support equipment improvements and reliability projects

Work with a wide range of processing and packaging machinery

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch with us or apply below.