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Maintenance Engineer - Temp to Perm

Location: Aston, Birmingham

Pay Rate: £22 per hour

⏰ Working Hours: 40 hours per week | Sunday - Thursday | 11:00am - 7:30pm

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a background in food production or food packaging manufacturing to join a busy food manufacturing facility in Aston, Birmingham.

⚠️ Please note: Experience working within a food production or food packaging manufacturing environment is strongly for this role.

This is a temp-to-perm opportunity offering long-term stability within a growing food manufacturing operation.

This role is a 50/50 split between hands-on engineering and maintenance coordination, making it ideal for an engineer who enjoys both technical work and team leadership responsibilities.

The Role of a Maintenance Engineer

Technical Maintenance (50%)

You will play a key role in ensuring the production facility operates efficiently by:

Performing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance

Diagnosing and resolving mechanical and electrical faults

Minimising downtime and restoring production quickly

Maintaining food production and packaging machinery

Ensuring compliance with food safety standards, GMP, and HACCP Management & Coordination (50%)

Alongside hands-on engineering duties, you will also:

Plan and organise maintenance schedules and factory shutdowns

Supervise maintenance technicians and external contractors

Manage spare parts and maintenance inventory

Support the maintenance budget and cost control

Ensure all maintenance activities comply with health, safety, and food industry regulationsMachinery & Equipment

You will be responsible for maintaining food production and packaging equipment, including:

Steam systems

Air compressors

Production and packaging machinery

Conveyors and belt systems

Electric motors and drive systemsExperience maintaining machinery within a food production or food packaging factory environment is highly .

Requirements

Minimum 3 years' experience in a manufacturing environment

Previous experience working in a food production or food packaging facility is strongly

Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills

Experience working within GMP and HACCP standards

Knowledge of steam systems, compressors, conveyors, belts, and motors

Previous team leadership or supervisory experience advantageous

Relevant engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent )

Strong problem-solving and organisational skills

Comfortable working hands-on with machinery on the production floorWhy Work for Pure Staff?

While working with Pure Staff, you're employed and paid directly by us - no umbrella companies, no processing fees, no outsourced payroll - just simple PAYE with accurate, on-time payslips from our experienced in-house payroll team.

After your first payment, you'll also receive free access to our perks scheme, offering exclusive discounts on electronics, travel, clothing, home, fitness, wellbeing, and more

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