Sr Maintenance & Engineering Technician

Location: St. Helens

Senior Multi-Skilled Maintenance & Engineering Technician Are you… an experienced Maintenance Engineer with strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills? Do you have at least 5 years' maintenance engineering experience and enjoy working hands-on in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? If yes, then this opportunity is not to be missed! Fantastic opportunity to join a fast-growing food manufacturer, supporting the operation of a busy manufacturing facility in Erith.

You'll play a key role in keeping production running efficiently, safely and reliably, working across production machinery, refrigeration systems, utilities and factory facilities. This is a hands-on role where you'll have real responsibility for equipment reliability, preventative maintenance and continuous improvement. Daily responsibilities might range from:
Maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing food manufacturing equipment including production lines, packaging machines, conveyors, weighing systems and processing equipment Supporting spiral, tunnel and blast freezers, cold rooms and refrigeration systems Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and routine equipment servicing Diagnosing mechanical and electrical faults and responding quickly to breakdowns Supporting maintenance of compressors, water systems, electrical panels, lighting and wider factory infrastructure Maintaining accurate maintenance records and documentation Identifying opportunities to reduce equipment failures and production downtime Supporting equipment installation and commissioning Working closely with production to improve equipment reliability and performance Ensuring maintenance activities comply with Health & Safety, BRCGS and HACCP standards And more!

This role would suit someone who enjoys solving technical problems, getting hands-on with machinery and working in an environment where keeping production moving is critical. Opportunity to work within a growing food manufacturing business Excellent long-term career prospects Genuine opportunity to make a visible impact on equipment reliability and production performance If this sounds interesting to you, apply through Indeed now!

For success with this application, you'll need at least 5 years' maintenance engineering experience, strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills and manufacturing experience.

Experience with in food, FMCG, packaging, pharmaceutical, logistics or other automated manufacturing environments would be highly relevant. Refrigeration, F-Gas, 18th Edition or PLC experience would be highly advantageous. £45,000 - £50,000 per annum  overtime