Maintenance Engineer
Job in
Tilbury, Essex County, RM18, England, UK
Listed on 2026-03-02
Listing for:
Hunter Selection
Full Time, Seasonal/Temporary, Contract
position Listed on 2026-03-02
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical Engineer -
Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Manufacturing Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Tilbury, Essex
Monday-Friday Double Days (6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm)
+ 1 in 6 Week Call Out Rota (24/7)
£50,000 + Regular Overtime
Benefits:
- 16% Private Pension, Life Assurance, Enhanced Financial Plans
Staff Discounts Schemes, Yearly Salary Reviews, EAP, Uniform & PPE
25 Days Holiday + Banks, Physical & Mental Wellbeing Plans
Do you want to work for a leading food manufacturer, part of a multi-billion-pound global group, with a reputation for product quality which is second to none and industry leading standards. Due to growth within the engineering team, they are looking for a maintenance engineer.
Role & responsibilities of a maintenance engineer:
Carrying out PPM, reactive & predictive maintenance/breakdown analysis
Dealing with industrial processing & manufacturing equipment
Working on such machinery / systems as:
- conveyors, silos, blowers, presses, baggers, production equipment, mixers, elevators, PLC's, fillers, robotics, 415V ac
Electrical & mechanical fault finding, analysis & repair
Part of the 1 in 6 week call out rota (24/7)
Knowledge, skills & experience needed to be a maintenance engineer:
Must be a multi-skilled engineer - electrically biased
Have completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship - NVQ Level 3 or higher
Be a problem solver, approachable, with good prioritisation skills
Able to react to breakdowns effectively, safely and efficiently
Both electrical & mechanical fault-finding capabilities
Need to be comfortable working in confined spaces, heights, and using breathing equipment
Ideally have worked in food, FMCG, industrial fast-paced manufacturing
Flexible character - willing to partake in an on-call-rota, work extra hours if needed
"To apply / resume to [ ]".
- Chris Gumm - (phone number removed)
If you do not get a response back on your application within 24-48 hours, please presume you are unsuccessful.
If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business
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