Engineer, Maintenance Technician ​/ Mechanic

Date: 13 Feb 2026

Location: Moreton (Wirral), GB

Location: Moreton, Wirral, CH46 1PR

Salary - £51,202 per annum
Shift Pattern:

• Week 1:
  Monday–Thursday (06:00 - 16:00)
• Week 2:
  Tuesday–Friday (06:00 - 16:00)
• Plus 1 Sunday every 4 weeks (06:00 - 16:00)

Our Moreton site—the home of the iconic Cadbury Mini Roll—is looking for a multi‑skilled and proactive engineer to join our reliability engineering team. In this specialist role, you’ll be the go‑to engineer for a designated plant area, driving reliability, supporting improvements, and embedding best‑in‑class maintenance practices.

If you’re passionate about engineering, take pride in high standards, and want to make a real impact in a fast‑moving, food manufacturing environment, we’d love to hear from you!

As a Focus Technician, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our production lines run smoothly and efficiently. Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned preventive maintenance across the plant
• Completing condition‑based monitoring such as vibration analysis, lubrication, thermography and oil sampling
• Responding to breakdowns and supporting fast, effective repair
• Leading plant‑specific follow‑up work and reliability improvements
• Recommending and developing new maintenance tasks
• Preparing planned jobs, including parts collection and “job in a box” setups
• Ordering and managing critical spares
• Taking an active role in plant OEE initiatives, MBRs, RCAs and planning sessions
• Ensuring full and accurate use of CMMS systems (SAP)
• Supporting training for apprentices, technicians and other colleagues
• Collaborating with other Focus Technicians across different plants when needed

• A time‑served engineer (multi‑skilled preferred) with an engineering qualification
• Experienced in a manufacturing environment—ideally food
• Skilled in CMMS systems (SAP experience is a bonus)
• Organised, methodical and able to self‑manage work streams
• Strong in problem‑solving with a root‑cause mindset
• Knowledgeable in H&S, Quality and Food Safety compliance
• A great communicator and team player

If you’re passionate about engineering excellence and want to help shape the future of the Moreton site, we’d love to hear from you.

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.

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