Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer

Job Title: Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer - Nights (Monday to Friday)

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Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Salary: up to £48,000
Shift: Monday to Friday, 10:00pm - 6:00am
Industry: Food Manufacturing / FMCG

Role Overview

Synergi are recruiting for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established food manufacturing site in Milton Keynes.
This is a permanent night shift (Monday to Friday) role working within a busy production environment, with a strong focus on breakdown response, planned maintenance, and ensuring machinery operates efficiently.
The site operates within food production and utilises equipment such as mixers, ovens and packaging machinery.

Why the Role is Available

The vacancy has arisen due to an engineer leaving the business.

Team Structure

4 Maintenance Engineers in total
2 Engineers on day shift
2 Engineers on night shift
Reporting to the Team Leader and Engineering Manager

Key Responsibilities

Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across production and packaging equipment
Respond promptly to breakdowns to minimise downtime
Fault-find on electrical and mechanical systems
Maintain and repair machinery including mixers, ovens and packaging equipment
Support continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
Complete maintenance documentation and follow site procedures
Work closely with production teams to maintain efficient operations
Ensure compliance with health, safety, hygiene and engineering standards
Escalate recurring issues to the Team Leader or Engineering Manager

Skills & Experience Required

Multi skilled maintenance engineering background
Experience working within FMCG, food or fast-paced manufacturing environments
Strong fault-finding capability on production machinery
Electrical and mechanical maintenance experience
Comfortable working permanent night shifts
Able to work independently xwzovoh and within a small team
Strong communication skills

Qualifications

Recognised engineering qualification preferred
Overseas qualifications will be considered with UK ENIC / NARIC equivalency
Relevant hands-on experience will also be considered

Industries Considered

Food manufacturing (preferred)
Wider manufacturing backgrounds with fast-paced production experience

Machinery / Equipment

Mixers
Ovens
Packaging machinery
General production equipment

Benefits

22 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
Training and development opportunities
Career progression within the engineering team