Maintenance Engineer - Temp to Perm

Location: Aston, Birmingham
Pay Rate: £22 per hour
Working hours: 40 hours per week | Sunday to Thursday | 11:00am - 7:30pm

We are recruiting for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a food manufacturing site based in Aston, Birmingham. This is a temp-to-perm opportunity offering long-term stability and progression within a growing operation.

This is a 50/50 split role, combining hands-on technical maintenance with management and coordination responsibilities.

The Role of a Maintenance Engineer

?? 50% Technical (Hands-On)

You will play a key role in keeping production running efficiently by:

• Performing planned preventive and corrective maintenance
• Troubleshooting mechanical and electrical faults
• Minimising downtime and restoring production quickly
• Working on food production machinery and associated equipment
• Ensuring full compliance with food safety and safety standards including GMP and HACCP

?? 50% Management & Coordination

Alongside technical duties, you will:

• Plan maintenance schedules and factory shutdowns
• Supervise maintenance technicians and external contractors
• Manage spare parts inventory
• Support control of the maintenance budget
• Ensure all maintenance activities meet health, safety, and food industry regulations

Machinery

You will be responsible for maintaining food production and packaging machinery within a manufacturing environment. Experience within a food factory setting is highly advantageous.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment (food manufacturing preferred)
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills
• Experience working within GMP and HACCP standards
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience advantageous
• Relevant engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent preferred)
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills

What’s on Offer

• £22 per hour
• Temp-to-perm opportunity
• 40-hour working week (Sunday-Thursday, 11:00am-7:30pm)
• Opportunity to step into a role combining technical expertise with leadership responsibility
• Immediate start available

Why 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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