Maintenance Engineer

Nottingham Source: WhatJobs

£38,000–£44,000

Join Our Pack From a bold idea to revolutionising dog food,

Join Our Pack From a bold idea to revolutionising dog food, Years has grown into a fast-scaling business dedicated to helping dogs live longer, healthier lives. In just three years, we've built an incredible startup serving thousands of happy customers , all while striving to achieve our mission: giving dog owners a better, fresher, and healthier way to feed their pets . We provide human-grade, personalised meals tailored to each dog's needs, delivered straight to their door - no preservatives, no compromises, just real nutrition. You can find our customers across the UK, with exciting ambitions to scale internationally and continue transforming how people care for their dogs.

Your Mission

As our Maintenance Engineer, you'll be joining a small, ambitious engineering team at a fast-growing food business - getting hands-on with a wide range of production equipment and building your skills in a place that genuinely invests in its people.

This is a great role for someone who's built solid foundations in mechanical maintenance and wants to develop further: working alongside experienced engineers, learning new systems, and taking real ownership of your work from day one.

You'll be responding to live breakdowns, running PPM schedules, and supporting improvement and installation projects as we grow.

No two days are the same, the kit is varied, and there's a real career path here for the right person.

If you take pride in doing things properly, enjoy the satisfaction of keeping production flowing, and want to grow in a role where your contributions are visible: we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production machinery
Respond to reactive breakdowns and carry out first-line fault diagnosis and repair
Maintain accurate maintenance logs, repair records, and PPM completion
Support installation and commissioning of new equipment
Follow all food safety, hygiene, and health & safety procedures
Assist with continuous improvement and equipment modification projects
Keep workshop and spares organised and well-stocked
Build relationships with Production to support fast resolution of line issues
Develop knowledge of PLC-controlled systems and automation under guidance
Escalate complex faults clearly to senior engineers

Requirements

What You'll Bring

Mechanical engineering background with some electrical knowledge - motors, VFDs, solenoids, 3-phase
Experience or exposure to PPM routines in a production or manufacturing environment
Basic fault-finding skills on production machinery - packaging, conveyors, mixers, or similar
Awareness of food safety and H&S standards
Reliable, detail-oriented, and takes ownership of your work
Calm under pressure with a practical, get-it-done attitude
Good communicator - keeps people informed and documents work clearly li>
Eager to learn and develop, including PLC and automation systems over time
Flexibility - some evening and weekend work may be required depending on project requirements

Benefits

What's In It For You? Years Benefits

£38,000 - £44,000 PA
Annual £250.00 Learning & Development budget for courses, books or other self-learn activities
Access to Spill EAP and Mental Wellbeing support
Annual £200.00 Wellbeing budget
Up to 2 weeks working abroad per year (selected roles)
Monthly recognition through our Yappa of The Month programme
1 Volunteer day per year - dog themed or not: it's your choice!
Subsidised employee groups - from five a side to padel there's loads to get involved in or the chance to start up your own group
Quarterly subsidised team events from Axe throwing, crazy golf to cocktail making
Exclusive discounts on Years and Years treats for yourself and friends/family
Lunch & Learn programme - from dog first aid to financial savviness we've got sessions planned to cover all kinds of topics
Casual dress
Your birthday off or different day if it falls on a non-working day
Ability to sell any unused holiday back to Years at the end of the Holiday Year (maximum 1 working week)