Maintenance Engineer

Spalding Source: WhatJobs
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Overview

In this role you will maintain and optimise processing and packaging equipment to keep operations safe, efficient, and high‑quality. You’ll work with cross‑functional colleagues on fault diagnosis, repairs, and continuous improvement. The position sits within Greencore’s fast‑moving food manufacturing network where reliability and efficiency matter. You’ll contribute to plant performance and scale as part of a Growth‑mocused business with a strong focus on safety and quality.

Pay / Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Company share save scheme
  • Life insurance up to 4x salary
  • Competitive matched pension contributions
  • Holidays
  • Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and carry out maintenance on food processing and packaging equipment
  • Conduct planned and predictive maintenance to optimise performance and prevent downtime
  • Respond to breakdowns with corrective actions
  • Diagnose and resolve electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation and pneumatic faults
  • Support machinery changeovers, set‑ups and adjustments
  • Manufacture or repair parts to maintain equipment reliability
  • Contribute to continuous improvement projects and technical performance reviews
  • Identify and implement engineering solutions to improve efficiency and profitability
  • Maintain accurate maintenance and engineering documentation
  • Ensure maintenance tools and equipment are safe and well maintained

Key requirements

  • Level 2 Maths/English and recognised Engineering Apprenticeship (C&G/EAL NVQ 3/4 or OAL FDEM)
  • Ability to complete IET Wiring Regs, Level 2 Food Safety, CMMS and contractor control training in year one
  • Multiskilled capability with an electrical bias
  • Strong problem‑solving, communication and teamwork skills
  • Knowledge of SHE procedures
  • Experience in fault finding, maintenance planning, IT systems and working to SOPs
  • Mechanical/electrical knowledge including hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, PLCs and sensors
  • Understanding of asset performance and spare parts management
  • Desirable: IOSH Managing Safely, FMCG experience, continuous improvement, condition‑based monitoring or reliability techniques
  • problem‑solving
  • communication
  • teamwork
  • multiskilled with electrical bias
  • fault finding
  • maintenance planning

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