Senior Maintenance Engineer

Overview

Senior Multi-Skilled Shift Maintenance Engineer - High-Speed FMCG Food & Drinks Manufacturing Sector

Location: West Midlands

Commutable from Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, Birmingham, Telford, Stourbridge, Kidderminster, Lichfield, Stone, Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Smethwick, West Bromwich, Cannock, Bromsgrove, Halesowen

Salary: £48,000 - £52,000 + Shift Allowance + Benefits

The Opportunity

An established and expanding beverage manufacturing operation is seeking an experienced multi-skilled maintenance engineer to join their team in a senior capacity. With recent investment in cutting-edge production equipment, they are looking for a professional who can bring leadership, technical excellence, and industry best practice to the shift engineering function.

The Role

As a Senior Multi-Skilled Shift Maintenance Engineer, you will lead engineering activities on shift, mentor less experienced colleagues, and ensure high standards of equipment reliability. You will bring ideas from blue-chip, best-in-class manufacturing environments, helping to embed lean and continuous improvement methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead shift maintenance activities, delivering both PPM and rapid breakdown response.
• Provide advanced fault diagnosis and repair on mechanical, electrical, and automated systems.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers, sharing technical knowledge.
• Implement lean principles, TPM, and other continuous improvement techniques.
• Work with management on CAPEX and plant upgrade projects
• Two shift system rotating - Monday to Friday only.

About You

• Time-served engineer with significant FMCG or high-speed manufacturing experience.
• Strong electrical and mechanical skills, with PLC fault-finding expertise (Siemens/Allen-Bradley).
• Proven record of applying lean or TPM methodologies to improve performance.
• Experience mentoring and leading engineering colleagues.
• Proactive, solutions-focused, and safety-conscious.

The Benefits

• Senior-level salary plus shift allowance.
• Involvement in strategic projects and operational improvements.
• Opportunity to influence engineering standards and culture.
• Career progression in a well-invested, growing operation.

How to Apply

To apply without delay please send your CV with reference LX #3404471

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Manufacturing
• Industries: Beverage Manufacturing, Breweries, and Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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