Maintenance Engineer, Luton, Salary: £45,000 - £52,000, Continental Shifts
Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking for a role with genuine development, training, and long-term career progression?
A leading food manufacturing company in Luton is expanding their engineering team and is seeking a motivated individual who wants to grow, learn, and develop.
 
Key Responsibilities
Carry out electrical and mechanical maintenance on food processing and packaging machinery
Diagnose and troubleshoot breakdowns, including working with PLC-controlled systems
React quickly to faults to minimise downtime and maintain production efficiency
Support and deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
Work collaboratively within a skilled engineering team to ensure high operational standards
 
Skills & Experience Required
The successful Maintenance Engineer will ideally have experience within a manufacturing or production environment and be electrically biased, with mechanical understanding.
However the company is open to developing the right person.
If you are mechanically biased but want to strengthen your electrical skills, full training and development will be provided.
 
Desired Qualifications
BTEC / ONC in Electrical or Multi-skilled Engineering
City & Guilds 2330 Level 3 with NVQ Level 3 Electrical Maintenance
Time-served apprenticeship or HNC in a relevant discipline
 
This company offers more than just a job they offer a career pathway. Full training and development, including electrical upskilling for mechanically biased engineers Supportive team culture that values ideas, collaboration, and innovation. Modern manufacturing environment with hightech machinery. Clear opportunities for career progression, including senior engineering routes. A stable, growing business investing heavily in people and equipment.
 
Ideal for:
Maintenance Engineers
Multi-Skilled Engineers
Electrical Maintenance Engineers
Mechanical Maintenance Engineers (wanting to upskill electrically)
Shift Engineers
Packaging Engineers
Field/Service Engineers wanting a stable site roll
 
If you are looking for variety, and a supportive engineering team, this position could be an excellent next step.