Maintenance Engineer

Northamptonshire Source: WhatJobs
£45,000–£50,000

Are you a Maintenance Engineer with a strong mechanical background and good electrical knowledge? Are you looking for a role where you can take ownership, develop your skills and become a key part of the engineering function? This could be a great opportunity to join a clean, well-run food manufacturing environment in Wellingborough.

Impact Recruitment are currently working with a family-owned fresh produce business supplying fruit, vegetables and salads to retailers, foodservice and wholesalers across the UK. Their Wellingborough site includes a fresh produce packing facility, and they are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team on a permanent basis. This is a predominantly mechanical role with electrical elements, working across production machinery and site equipment, with a good level of autonomy for an ambitious engineer looking to develop their skills.

Location: Wellingborough
Shift: Sunday - Thursday, 07:00 - 15:30 (Monday - Friday may also be available)
Salary: 45,000 - 50,000 (Negotiable depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent
Duties:

  • Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production machinery and site equipment.
  • Respond to breakdowns and carry out reactive maintenance to minimise downtime.
  • Fault-find, repair and maintain production machinery including conveyors, labelling machinery, sealing equipment and other production lines.
  • Carry out inspections, servicing and general maintenance to ensure equipment remains safe and reliable.
  • Complete workshop maintenance, repairs and general engineering tasks using hand and power tools.
  • Identify recurring faults and contribute to improvements in machinery reliability.
  • Support continuous improvement and automation projects across the site.
  • Order spare parts and maintain accurate engineering records.
  • Work closely with the Operations team to minimise downtime and keep production running efficiently.
  • Maintain high standards of health & safety, food hygiene and housekeeping.

The ideal candidate must:

  • Have a strong mechanical engineering or maintenance background.
  • Have good electrical knowledge and the ability to carry out basic electrical fault finding.
  • Have experience with planned and reactive maintenance.
  • Be confident fault finding and diagnosing mechanical issues.
  • Be hands-on and comfortable carrying out repairs and maintenance across a production environment.
  • Be able to work independently and take ownership of tasks.
  • Have strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn and develop.

Desirable:

  • 17th or 18th Edition electrical qualification.
  • Previous multi-skilled engineering experience.
  • Experience within food manufacturing, FMCG or a similar production environment.
  • Experience working with conveyors, labelling, packaging or similar production machinery.
  • Experience with automation or continuous improvement projects.
  • CDM awareness.

Benefits:

  • 45,000 - 50,000 salary depending on experience and suitability.
  • Permanent position within an established business.
  • Day-shift working pattern.
  • Good level of autonomy and responsibility.
  • Opportunity to develop your engineering skills across a range of machinery.
  • Clean and well-run working environment.
  • Varied, hands-on engineering role.
  • Opportunity to become a key part of the engineering function.

If this role sounds of interest to you then please apply with an up-to-date CV.
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