Maintenance Engineer


Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary:	£45,000 - £50,000
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Norwich, NR6 5AP
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Aug 2026
Closing date:	21 Aug 2026

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Summary

Your new company

We are seeking an experienced Multi-Skilled Engineer to join a busy manufacturing site. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, fault-finding and improving a wide range of production, process and site services equipment, with a strong focus on electrical diagnostics, plant reliability and safe working practices. This is a hands-on role suited to an engineer with excellent electrical fault-finding capability, good mechanical knowledge and experience working in a regulated manufacturing or process environment.

Your new role

Carry out planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and breakdown repairs across production machinery, process plant and associated site services.

Diagnose and resolve electrical faults on motors, drives, control panels, sensors, relays, contactors, instrumentation and automated equipment.

Read and interpret electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, P&IDs and technical documentation to support effective fault-finding and repair.

Work safely on electrical systems, including isolation, testing, reinstatement and verification in line with site procedures and relevant regulations.

Provide mechanical support where required, including work on pumps, valves, gearboxes, conveyors, pipework, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

Support continuous process improvement by identifying recurring faults, completing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions to reduce downtime.

Maintain equipment reliability, availability and performance across production, blending, filling, packaging or process areas.

Complete maintenance records, permits, risk assessments and handover notes accurately using the site CMMS or engineering reporting systems.

Assist with installation, commissioning and modification of machinery, electrical equipment and site infrastructure.

Work closely with production, quality, safety and engineering teams to ensure maintenance work is completed with minimal disruption to operations.

What you'll need to succeed

Proven experience as a Multi-Skilled Engineer, Maintenance Engineer or Electrical Maintenance Engineer within a manufacturing, process, FMCG or industrial environment.

Strong electrical fault-finding experience, particularly on three-phase systems, control circuits, motor starters, variable speed drives, sensors, instrumentation and automated machinery.

Good mechanical maintenance knowledge, with the ability to diagnose and repair common mechanical faults.

Experience working with PLC-controlled equipment, with the ability to fault-find using PLC inputs and outputs; experience with Siemens, Allen-Bradley or similar systems would be advantageous.

Ability to work from electrical schematics, technical drawings and engineering documentation.

Knowledge of planned preventative maintenance systems and experience using a CMMS.

What you'll get in return

A starting salary range £45-50k depending on experience, 25+8 holiday allowance, regular enhanced overtime, 12 weekly on-call bonus payment, enhanced pension, company sick pay, medical assistance, staff discount schemes.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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