Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer (Days)

Location: New England Seafood Grimsby

Department: Engineering

Reporting To: Head of Engineering

Hours: Days- Monday to Friday 7am-3pm (overtime available)

Pay: £47,000 pa

Job Purpose

We are seeking a hands-on Maintenance Engineer to support the reliable operation of a busy food manufacturing facility. This role combines planned and reactive maintenance responsibilities alongside some responsibility in spare parts management.

The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining plant reliability, reducing downtime, improving asset performance, and ensuring engineering stores are organised, accurate, and cost-effective.

Key Responsibilities Maintenance Engineering (Approximately 75%)

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities on production, packing, and processing equipment.
• Respond promptly to equipment breakdowns and minimise production downtime.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults.
• Assist with installation and commissioning of new machinery and equipment.
• Ensure engineering work is completed in accordance with food safety, health & safety, and site standards.
• Work closely with Production, Technical, Hygiene, and Operations teams to maximise plant performance.

Engineering Stores Management (Approximately 25%)

• Maintain control of engineering spare parts inventory and consumables.
• Manage stock levels of critical spares to support plant uptime and minimise operational risk.
• Receive, book in, label, and organise incoming engineering stock.
• Conduct regular stock checks and cycle counts, ensuring inventory accuracy.
• Maintain stores housekeeping to a high standard.
• Ensure critical spare parts are correctly identified, labelled, and stored.

Health, Safety & Food Safety

• Comply with all Health & Safety policies and safe systems of work.
• Follow site permit-to-work and lock-out/tag-out procedures.
• Maintain compliance with food safety, GMP, HACCP, and hygiene standards.
• Ensure all engineering activities are completed in a manner that protects product integrity.
• Promote a proactive safety culture throughout the site.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

• Time-served engineering apprenticeship or equivalent engineering qualification, NVQ3 or equivalent.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Multi-skilled maintenance experience.
• Experience carrying out planned and reactive maintenance.
• Knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, motors, gearboxes, pumps, and production equipment.
• Experience using CMMS maintenance systems.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage stock and stores effectively.
• Ability to prioritise workloads in a fast-paced environment.

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Team player with good communication skills.
• Organised and methodical approach to work.