Maintenance Engineer

About the Role

Based at a large, fast‑paced food manufacturing business you will be part of a multiskilled engineering team responsible for all planned and reactive maintenance across the site.

Reporting to the Maintenance & Reliability Manager, your key responsibilities include:

• Responding quickly to breakdowns to minimise downtime and disruptions to production.
• Ensuring all planned maintenance is carried out to a high standard.
• Proactively looking for long‑term engineering solutions to recurring issues, with a strong focus on continuous improvement.
• Getting involved in upgrade and installation projects.

You’ll need to be apprentice trained (or have equivalent experience) and hold NVQ Level 3 or above in mechanical or electrical engineering.

Our client is open on industry background, but you will need to demonstrate the following:

• Experience of working in an engineering maintenance role.
• A proactive, inquisitive approach to engineering along with a methodical approach to resolving problems.
• Keen to learn and develop new skills.
• A team player, willing to share your knowledge and experience with the rest of the team.
• PLC fault‑finding skills (for electrically biased engineers).
• Experience of using Pirana or similar CMMS.

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