Multi Skilled Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 13:30 - 22:00

About the Role

We're looking for a hands on Maintenance Engineer to join a fast moving, family run food production business. You'll play a key role in keeping modern packing, grain processing, milling, and beverage production equipment running efficiently, ensuring maximum uptime and minimal disruption for internal teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) across all equipment.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults, including PLC, instrumentation, and HMI/SCADA systems.
• Ensure all site PMs and legal checks are completed on schedule.
• Follow and enforce Health & Safety procedures, maintaining compliance with current legislative standards.
• Manage parts inventory, ordering essential items in advance to avoid delays.
• Suggest and implement improvements to production processes.
• Undertake any other reasonable tasks as required by colleagues.

Skills & Experience

• Mechanical/electrical qualification or equivalent hands on experience.
• Experience working on modern food manufacturing equipment.
• Strong fault finding skills, particularly with PLCs and instrumentation.
• Knowledge of steam pipework, boilers (BOAS certification), HVAC, and chillers is advantageous.
• Effective communication and problem solving skills.
• Adaptable team player able to thrive in a dynamic, family run environment.

Why Join

• Fast decision making in a supportive, family run business.
• Equal opportunities employer; we welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
• Please include any accessibility requirements in your application.

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