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Maintenance Engineer
Job in
East Ham, Stratford/ East Ham/ Newham, Greater London, England, UK
Listed on 2026-01-14
Listing for:
The Sterling Choice
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-14
Job specializations:
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Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer, Automation Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: East Ham
Electrical bias Maintenance Engineer
(Food/FMCG)
£52,800
This is a food manufacturing site in East London running a fast-paced, automated operation. They’re looking for an electrically strong maintenance engineer who’s genuinely comfortable fault-finding on the tools and knows their way around control systems.
If your electrical experience is light, theoretical, or mostly mechanical this won’t be the one.
Quick Overview:
Salary: £52,800
Shift pattern: 4 on 4 off rotating days and nights
Location:
East London
Interview process:
Stage 1:
Teams call
Stage 2:
On-site interview with site tour.
Right to work:
Full right to work in the UK is required. No sponsorship will be offered.
What you’ll be doing :
Electrical fault-finding, diagnostics and repairs on production and packaging machinery
Planned and preventative maintenance to maximise uptime and reliability
Supporting production priorities and responding to breakdowns effectively
Completing documentation accurately and keeping everything audit-ready
Working safely and compliantly in a food manufacturing environment
Identifying opportunities to improve safety, reliability and efficiency
About you:
These are non-negotiable.
Minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent e.g. electrical degree with hands-on maintenance experience
Proven experience working on the tools as a maintenance engineer
Background in food or manufacturing environment.
Strong experience in:
Controls and instrumentation
Control panels
Electrical components: sensors, relays, thermocouples, VFDs, etc.
Electrical fault finding and troubleshooting
Reading and interpreting electrical drawings and symbols
Drawing and explaining electrical circuit diagrams
Servo motors and encoders
Basic pneumatics (valves, cylinders, air flow controls)
Please apply with an up to date copy of your CV. All applications will receive a response. If you would like a conversation to hear more about this position, please call (phone number removed) and ask for Sam.
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