Maintenance Engineer (Manufacturing/FMCG)
Confidential · Cranbrook, Kent
Maintenance Engineer (Manufacturing/FMCG) at Confidential, based in Cranbrook, Kent, paying £55,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.
- Salary
- £55,000 per annum
- Location
- Cranbrook, Kent
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 1 day ago
- Closes
- 15 Aug 2026
- Sector
- Maintenance Engineer
About 13% above the going rate for maintenance engineer
Reference 225372260
About the role
Maintenance Engineer (Manufacturing/FMCG) Cranbrook Up to £55,000 + Overtime + Flexible Start Times + Career Progression + Training Are you an Electrical or Mechanical Maintenance Engineer or similar who has experience or knowledge from within the Food Manufacturing Industry looking for a highly rewarding role with excellent earning potential, plenty of overtime, and a clear pathway to upskill through ongoing training and development? Do you want to join a growing and well-established high-end dessert manufacturing company which supplies well known names like M & S and Waitrose that has exciting upcoming growth plans where you'll work on a wide range of machines, and play a key role in the production factory running at peak performance? On offer is the chance for an Electrical or Mechanical Maintenance Engineer or similar to join a company that invests in their Engineers and builds careers for them within the company with great training and progression opportunities. This role would suit an Electrical or Mechanical Maintenance Engineer or similar ideally from a manufacturing, FMCG, food production, or industrial background, who is looking to develop their career within a supportive and forward-thinking engineering team. In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and improving site machinery, responding to breakdowns, carrying out planned maintenance, and supporting continuous improvement projects across a busy production environment. The Role • Carrying out planned preventative maintenance across production machinery • Diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults • Opportunities for in-house and external training and development • Flexible start times • 1pm to 9pm Monday to Friday The Person: • Maintenance Engineer or similar background • Experience within manufacturing environment • FMCG or food production background 1+ years Reference Number: BBBH26195HT Keywords: Multi-Skilled Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, FMCG, Food Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Production, PPM, Breakdown Engineer, Electrical Maintenance, Industrial Maintenance, Ashford, Cranbrook, Staplehurst, Marden 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 is not quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job, you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website.
Reference: 225372260 · Posted 1 day ago · Closes 15 Aug 2026 · Listed via Confidential
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