This isn't a traditional maintenance role.
You'll be joining a live manufacturing environment where the focus is keeping production equipment running reliably, while also supporting improvements, equipment upgrades, and process optimisation.
This role suits a well-rounded multi-skilled engineer who enjoys fault finding, problem solving, and getting hands-on with a broad range of electrical, mechanical, and automated equipment.
Manufacturing Maintenance Engineer
Saffron Walden
£50,000 to £55,000 + Benefits
Full-time, permanent (37.5 hours per week)
Key Responsibilities
- Reactive and planned maintenance across production equipment and site systems.
- Electrical and mechanical fault finding.
- Supporting equipment reliability and uptime improvements.
- Working across automated machinery, conveyors, motors, drives, pumps, pneumatics, hydraulics, and control systems.
- PLC fault finding and minor modifications where required.
- Supporting process improvements and equipment upgrades.
- Assisting with new equipment integration and commissioning.
- Working closely with operations and engineering teams.
- Taking ownership of equipment performance within your area.
Key Requirements
- Multi-skilled engineering experience within manufacturing.
- Strong electrical and mechanical fault finding capability.
- Experience supporting automated production equipment.
- Exposure to PLC-controlled machinery (Siemens ideal).
- Hands-on engineering mindset with strong problem-solving ability.
- Experience in FMCG, food, pharma, packaging, medical devices, or process manufacturing would be beneficial.
Why consider it?
- Varied hands-on engineering role
- Good mix of maintenance + improvement work
- Exposure to specialist manufacturing processes
- Stable day-based working hours
- Opportunity to make a genuine impact in a smaller engineering team
If you're interested, apply or contact me directly lewis@cranleighstem.co.uk
