Engineer, Maintenance Technician ​/ Mechanic

IPS Featherstone, England, United Kingdom

IPS (Part of the Culina Group) works with some of the best known brands and provides cost‑effective and innovative co‑packing, co‑filling and co‑manufacturing solutions within the UK.

At Culina we have a winning culture. We believe our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive – a place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

We are recruiting for a Electrical Engineer to join our team at IPS Featherstone on a full‑time and permanent basis.

Shift: Monday–Friday, 08:00 am–04:00 pm.

Salary: £45,000 per annum.

• May from time to get involved with project work to get equipment back up to standard which would assist in helping production performance figures.
• Electrical fault‑finding skills on Baggers, Multi‑Head Weighers, and general packaging machinery would be an advantage.
• PLC fault finding and programming issues.
• Conduct routine inspections and preventive maintenance on production equipment.
• Pat testing.
• Respond rapidly to machinery breakdowns, diagnose the problems and perform repairs or report back to engineering team leader if external specialists are required.
• Adhere to health & safety guidelines and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Cable management, new installations when required, services.
• Conduct routine inspections and preventive maintenance on production equipment.

The ideal candidate will come from an electrical engineering background and should be able to work on their own initiative, be a time‑served engineer with electrical bias including 17th/18th edition and have packaging machinery experience, within a production environment. If you have worked on PLC systems it would be advantageous. Also, able, and willing to work on AC‑DC drives and inverters, process machinery, gearboxes, pumps, and other manufacturing processes.

There is training and career development on offer so the successful candidate will be in line to broaden their skills considerably.

• Site services experience, 240 V/415 V.
• Qualifications to NVQ level 3 (or equivalent ONC) Electrical, BTEC Level 3 in Electrical/Electronic engineering.
• PLC knowledge – desirable but not essential.
• 17th/18th Edition.
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems used in FMCG industry.
• Mechanical knowledge – desirable but not essential.
• Proficient in troubleshooting and repairing industrial machinery including Baggers, Multi‑heads, conveyors, packaging equipment.
• Good communication skills, and the ability to make decisions on the spot.

• Competitive annual leave.
• Pension scheme – 4 % employee and 4 % employer contribution.
• Life assurance – double your annual salary.
• Wellness – via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Eye care vouchers – substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & recognition – Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts – access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings.

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our #Winning Team!