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Senior Maintenance Engineer
Job Posted: 3 hours ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Senior Maintenance Engineer
Nottingham
Monday-Friday
£50,000 - £60,000 DOE
Overview
We're working with a high-growth manufacturing client in Nottingham seeking an experienced Senior Maintenance Engineer to lead from the front in a fast-paced, automated production environment. This is a rare opportunity to help shape a young engineering team, embed standards, and directly influence reliability and performance in a high-compliance, food-grade facility.
This is a hands-on, senior-level role where you'll own the technical standards, lead root-cause diagnostics, mentor engineers, and drive continuous improvement across critical assets.
Key Responsibilities
Lead planned and reactive maintenance across high-speed production machinery
Own and evolve the PPM system, ensuring schedules, compliance, and uptime
Act as the go-to problem-solver for complex mechanical and electrical faults
Mentor and support junior engineers and apprentices
Collaborate closely with production teams to prevent downtime and improve reliability
Work across a range of equipment: conveyors, weighers, chillers, mixers, sealers, packaging lines
Support automation, upgrade, and installation projects
Ensure compliance with food safety, H&S, and engineering best practices
Lead on record-keeping: parts usage, fault logs, trend analysis, and asset history
Drive root cause analysis and contribute to site-wide CI initiativesWhat We're Looking For
Experience in a senior/lead maintenance role within a food, FMCG, or regulated environment
Multiskilled engineering background - electrical & mechanical (approx. 50/50 or 60/40 split)
Confident with 3-phase, PLCs, VFDs, sensors, and automated production systems
Strong fabrication and basic welding ability
Proactive, calm under pressure, and a clear communicator
High safety and compliance standards
Passion for improving systems and upskilling othersPerks & Benefits
Competitive salary: £50-60k DOE
AXA private healthcare - including full cancer cover
Learning & Development budget
Annual wellbeing allowance
28 days holiday
1 volunteer day per year
Option to work abroad up to 2 weeks annually (role-dependent)
Monthly employee recognition scheme
Staff discounts for friends and family
Quarterly team socials
Birthday off (or an alternative if it falls on a weekend)
Option to sell back up to 1 week of unused holiday per yearInterested?
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