Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

(Food Manufacturing)

Whitfield, Kent

£55,000

 

You’ll either love shift work or you’ll hate it. If you’re still reading, chances are you’re in the first group.

This role is a bit of everything: planned maintenance, fault finding, reactive fixes, and being the person who gets machinery back up and running while everyone else is standing around staring at it. There’s a decent mix of hands-on and improvement work, not just running around putting out fires.

The site’s fast-paced and the kit you’ll be working on covers everything from electrical to mechanical to a bit of PLC and automation. You don’t need to be an expert in all of it, but an electrical bias is preferred.

You’ll need an engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent. We’re not fussy about the type), a grasp of health & safety, and ideally a bit of food/FMCG under your belt. CMMS experience and knowledge of motors, pneumatics, and sensors? Bonus points.

It’s a proper engineering job, at a proper production site, with solid benefits (pension, life assurance, staff shop, even discounted tutoring if your kids keep asking what a quadratic equation is).

Fancy it? Apply and we’ll take it from there.

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 01733391515 and ask for Sam.

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Job information

  • Job reference: ST/TSC/3163998
  • Location: Whitfield County
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Job sector: Engineering
  • Salary: £55k per year + Benefits
  • Published: October 23, 2025
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