Maintenance Engineer

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer 
Department: Engineering / Maintenance

Annual Salary: £56,780

Shift Pattern: 4 on/off - 6am to 6pm / 6pm to 6am

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

 
 About the Opportunity 
We are looking for a skilled and proactive Multi-Skilled Engineer to join our Engineering team within a high-volume sauce production facility.

 
You will play a key role in maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving manufacturing and packaging equipment to ensure maximum reliability, food safety compliance, and minimal production downtime.

 
 What You’ll Be Doing 
🔧 Equipment Maintenance & Reliability 

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on production and packaging machinery
• Respond quickly and effectively to breakdowns
• Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults

Maintain and repair:

• Mixing vessels and blenders
• Pumps, fillers, cappers, and conveyors
• Pasteurisers, cookers, and heat exchangers
• Packaging and labelling machinery
• Electrical Systems & Controls 
• Fault find on single and three-phase electrical systems
• PLC fault finding (programming not required unless specified)
• Maintain sensors, motors, inverters, and control panels
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety standards

 🧼 Quality, Hygiene & Compliance 

• Work in line with BRCGS, HACCP, and GMP standards
• Ensure all engineering tasks meet food safety requirements
• Maintain accurate maintenance documentation
• Support audits and site inspections

📈 Improvement & Innovation 

• Identify opportunities to improve equipment performance and efficiency
• Support installation and commissioning of new machinery
• Assist with root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Contribute to cost-saving and continuous improvement initiatives

🦺 Safety First 

• Comply with UK Health & Safety legislation
• Follow lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) procedures
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment
• Report hazards and near misses promptly

What We’re Looking For

 

         Essential Requirements 

• Recognised engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, BTEC or equivalent)
• Experience as a Multi-Skilled Engineer within food manufacturing
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding ability
• Experience with high-speed production and packaging lines
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Willingness to work shifts and attend call-outs

Desirable Skills 

• Experience in sauce, condiment, or liquid food manufacturing
• PLC fault-finding experience (Siemens / Allen Bradley preferred)
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• CMMS system experience
• Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement exposure

Who You Are

 

• Proactive and solution-focused
• Detail-oriented
• Strong communicator
• Calm under pressure
• Flexible and adaptable

Please click APPLY now for this great opportunity as a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer!