Job Title: Senior Maintenance Engineer (Food Manufacturing Industry) Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 DOE Benefits: Extensive benefits package including AXA private medical cover, wellbeing and learning budgets and many more. Location: Nottingham Type: Permanent // Full Time Shifts: Monday to Friday // 10am – 7pm with paid or TOIL weekend overtime rotation Overview: The Flavour Network are supporting a rapidly growing, innovative food manufacturer based in Nottingham who are looking for a talented Senior Maintenance Engineer to help lead their production operation as they continue to scale. The ideal candidate will be a true multiskilled tinkerer; a practical problem-solver with a full toolbox of tricks, capable of diagnosing faults on the fly while keeping calm under pressure. A reliable, SAS-standard engineer who gives operations, engineering teams, and management total confidence that every issue is in safe hands. As Senior Maintenance Engineer you will play a key part in maintaining and enhancing a bespoke mix of production machinery, working with both mechanical and electrical systems, and contributing to automation and improvement projects across the site. Key Responsibilities for the Senior Maintenance Engineer * Lead on both reactive and planned maintenance across production machinery and services * Own and continuously improve the site’s PPM system, including scheduling, task setting, and optimisation * Act as the senior point of contact for complex mechanical and electrical fault-finding * Collaborate with Production, Technical, and QA teams to maintain uptime and operational efficiency * Work across conveyors, weighers, depositors, chillers, mixers, sealers, and automated packaging lines * Contribute to machinery upgrades, modifications, and automation improvement projects * Support, mentor, and develop junior engineers and apprentices * Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, health & safety, and engineering best practice * Maintain detailed records of maintenance, breakdowns, and downtime trends * Participate in root cause analysis and lead continuous improvement initiatives * Time split: 60/40 or 50/50 mechanical to electrical depending on your skillset Requirements for the Senior Maintenance Engineer * Proven experience in a senior, multiskilled maintenance engineering role within food manufacturing or FMCG is essential. * Strong mechanical engineering knowledge including fabrication, welding, and modification skills * Practical electrical experience including VFDs, sensor logic, relays, and 3-phase machinery * Confident with PLC-driven equipment — ideally Siemens/Omron — and control panel wiring * Experienced with weighing, depositing, and packing machinery in a high-care food environment * Comfortable diagnosing faults, creating or adapting parts, and integrating sensors, switches, and controls * Clear, calm communicator able to liaise effectively with operations, technical, and leadership teams * High standards for health & safety, compliance, and maintenance best practice * Hands-on, efficient, and driven and committed to making a difference and growing with the business long term
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Senior Maintenance Engineer