Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer - Electrical Bias

Multi Skilled EngineerProtea Recruitment Ltd | Food | Drinks | FMCG Recruitment PartnerKent, England, United Kingdom (On-site)SaveApply\n

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) FMCG

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Kent

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£45,000 £50,000 + Fixed Shifts

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Permanent | MondayFriday

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Overview

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A leading FMCG manufacturing site in Kent is seeking an electrically-biased Maintenance Engineer to join its high-performance operations team. This is a full-time, permanent role on fixed shifts, offering stability, strong earning potential, and the chance to work with modern high-speed production and packaging equipment.

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Were specifically looking for multi-skilled engineers with strong electrical fault-finding capability, ideally with hands-on experience across pharmaceutical, personal care, filling lines, canning lines, bottling lines, or similar high-speed packaging machinery.

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Please note: sponsorship is not available for this role.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across high-speed production equipment
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• Diagnose and resolve electrical faults quickly to minimise downtime
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• Support continuous improvement projects to enhance line performance and reliability
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• Work closely with production teams to optimise machine efficiency and reduce waste
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• Complete engineering documentation, maintenance logs, and compliance records
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• Assist with equipment changeovers, setups, and mechanical adjustments
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• Ensure all work is completed in line with health & safety standards and site procedures
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• Contribute to root cause analysis and long-term engineering solutions
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Role Details

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• Location: Kent
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• Salary: £45,000 £50,000
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• Shifts: Fixed MondayFriday (40 hours)
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• Early: 5am2pm
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• Late: 2pm11pm
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• Contract: Permanent, full-time
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• Sponsorship: Not available
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Requirements

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• Strong engineering background within FMCG manufacturing
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• Electrical-biased multi-skilled engineer with solid mechanical capability
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• Confident with electrical fault finding (sensors, motors, drives, control panels, PLC I/O)
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• Hands-on experience with canning lines, bottling lines, filling lines, or other high-speed packaging machinery
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• Ability to work independently on a fixed shift pattern
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• Solid understanding of health & safety and engineering compliance
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• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to maintenance
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Ideal Candidate

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Youll be an engineer who thrives in a fast-moving production environment and enjoys working on high-speed machinery. Youll be confident diagnosing electrical faults, comfortable with both reactive and preventative maintenance, and able to work autonomously on a fixed shift while keeping equipment running at peak performance.

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