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Location: Anwick, near Sleaford, LincolnshireSalary: CompetitiveJob Type: Permanent, Full TimeShift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off rotating days and nightsHours: Days 05:3017:30 / Nights 17:3005:30Electrical Engineer Food ManufacturingAre you an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Engineer or Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for a permanent engineering role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment?We are recruiting for an Electrical Engineer to join a busy engineering team at a large-scale food manufacturing site near Sleaford, Lincolnshire .This is a hands-on maintenance role working a 4 on / 4 off rotating shift pattern , supporting production machinery, breakdown response, planned preventative maintenance and continuous improvement across a high-volume manufacturing environment.This opportunity would suit a practical, reliable and proactive engineer with strong electrical fault-finding skills and experience in manufacturing, production, FMCG, food processing, packaging, poultry, or a similar industrial environment.The Role As Electrical Engineer, you will provide engineering support to production, ensuring machinery, equipment and plant are maintained, repaired and operating efficiently.You will respond to breakdowns, complete PPM tasks, diagnose electrical faults and support improvements that increase equipment availability, reliability, performance and OEE.You will be involved in:Responding quickly and safely to machinery breakdowns, plant stoppages and equipment faultsCarrying out electrical maintenance, repairs, servicing and adjustments on production machineryCompleting planned preventative maintenance tasksFault finding on single-phase and three-phase electrical systemsSupporting machinery performance, reliability, uptime and OEE improvementEnsuring equipment operates efficiently and meets production requirementsRecording engineering activity, labour and parts accurately using SAP / PPM systemsWorking closely with production teams, engineering colleagues and external engineersSupporting Health & Safety standards, including COSHH and lock-out/tag-out proceduresCompleting maintenance records, engineering documentation and PPM paperworkSupporting continuous improvement, energy reduction and site efficiency initiativesAssisting with training new starters, apprentices and production colleagues where requiredThe Candidate We are looking for an electrically qualified engineer with strong hands-on maintenance experience in a manufacturing or production environment.You will need:NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical EngineeringRecognised UK electrical engineering qualificationsPrevious experience in manufacturing, production, FMCG, food manufacturing or similarStrong electrical fault-finding and problem-solving skillsExperience working with single-phase and three-phase electrical systemsAbility to work safely and make good decisions under pressureGood communication skills and attention to detailAbility to complete accurate maintenance records and engineering documentationA proactive, reliable and quality-focused approach to engineeringDesirable Experience Experience in any of the following would be beneficial:Food manufacturing, food processing or poultry machineryFMCG, packaging, automated production or high-speed manufacturing environmentsSAP or similar computerised maintenance management systemsOEE improvement, first-time fix and machinery reliabilityMechanical awareness or multi-skilled engineering capability17th or 18th Edition electrical qualificationWhy Apply? This is an excellent opportunity for an Electrical Engineer, Maintenance Engineer or Multi-Skilled Engineer to join a major food manufacturing business in a varied and hands-on engineering role.You will be working in a fast-paced production environment with a clear shift pattern, varied machinery and the opportunity to make a real impact on equipment performance, downtime reduction and site efficiency.The role offers long-term stability, technical variety and the chance to develop your engineering career within a large-scale food manufacturing operation.Benefits Competitive salaryPermanent full-time role4 on / 4 off rotating shift patternCompetitive holiday entitlementPension contributionFamily-friendly policiesLearning and development opportunitiesLife assuranceThis role may suit candidates currently working as:Electrical Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Shift Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Electrical Technician, Manufacturing Engineer, FMCG Engineer, Food Manufacturing Engineer, Production Engineer, Plant Engineer, Factory Engineer or Engineering Technician.Location The role is based in Anwick, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire and may be suitable for candidates living in or around:Sleaford, Lincoln, Grantham, Boston, Newark, Ruskington, Billinghay, Metheringham, Heckington, North Hykeham, Bourne, Spalding and surrounding Lincolnshire areas.TPBN1_UKTJ