Asset Care Technician

HealthboxHR; Boston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-First Culture

£10 Million Investment

Professional Development

Sustainability Focus

Job summary

Fold Hill Pet is seeking an Asset Care Technician for the Old Leake site in the UK. The role focuses on Asset Care Excellence (ACE), preventative maintenance and corrective tasks to keep production equipment reliable.

You will work with Asset Care Operators and the shift Engineering team, reporting to the Maintenance Manager. The role requires hands-on maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting and a proactive approach to equipment care.

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical or engineering maintenance in manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Minimum Level 2 qualification in engineering, mechanical or maintenance discipline.
• Strong ability to identify deterioration and defects with methodical fault-finding and maintenance records.

Responsibilities

• Carry out ACE activities, preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance.
• Support Asset Care Operators and shift Engineering team with condition checks and clean asset care.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and handovers of work performed, defects and parts.
• Escalate defects and work with Engineering Team Leader to plan corrective actions.
• Contribute to reliability improvements and root cause analysis.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Preventative maintenance

Asset care

Fault finding

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Level 2 qualification

Tools

MaintainX CMMS

Job description

Asset Care Technician, Old Leake, £44,500.00

Employment Type

Full Time, Permanent

Application Start Date

30-10-2026

Application End Date

30-11-2026

Location

Old Leake

State/County

PE22 9RJ

Country

UK

Work Style

On-site

Food and beverage production

Experience

1 year

Description

Department: Engineering
Hours: 12-hour shift patterns of four days on, four off, four nights on, four off, rotating with the option of overtime

Who We Are

Fold Hill Pet is a Pet Food Manufacturing business whose founders have been farming the land near Boston in Lincolnshire for over 100 years. Based just 15 minutes from the centre of Boston, Fold Hill is one of the largest employers between Boston and Skegness. At Fold Hill Pet, we're more than just a company; we're a team driven bypassion,expertise, and a dedication tosustainability. For generations, we've built a business that values quality and strong relationships. Now, with a significant investment in innovation and growth, we're looking for motivated individuals to join us on this exciting journey.

Help keep our equipment at its best

Do you have practical maintenance experience and a proactive approach to spotting equipment problems before they become breakdowns? Join Fold Hill Pet as an Asset Care Technician and help improve the reliability of our production equipment.

You will carry out Asset Care Excellence (ACE) activities, preventative maintenance and corrective maintenance, working closely with Asset Care Operators and our shift Engineering team. Your focus will be on identifying deterioration early, restoring equipment to the required standard and reducing repeat failures and unplanned downtime.

You will report to the Maintenance Manager, with day-to-day direction, priorities and coordination provided by the Engineering Team Leader on shift. You will also work with Production, Quality, Safety, Health and Environment (SHE), and other site teams as required.

What you’ll do

• Carry out planned ACE activities, including engineering condition monitoring, asset inspections and defect identification.
• Complete preventative maintenance and routine engineering inspections to the required standards and frequency.
• Carry out corrective maintenance following inspections, operator findings, planned maintenance and equipment defects, within your competence.
• Support Asset Care Operators with condition checks, cleaning, basic asset care and early identification of deterioration.
• Help develop and maintain clear asset care standards, checklists and inspection routines for production equipment.
• Support lubrication excellence by completing lubrication tasks correctly within your competence and escalating defects or abnormal conditions.
• Use condition monitoring and inspection findings to identify developing problems before failure, recording defects and following them through to completion.
• Escalate defects needing specialist intervention to the Engineering Team Leader and work with shift engineers to plan and complete corrective action.
• Support root cause analysis and reliability improvements to address recurring defects and repeat failures.
• Keep accurate maintenance records and handovers, covering completed work, defects, parts required and outstanding actions.
• Work alongside shift engineers during planned maintenance and support breakdown or corrective work when directed and competent to do so.
• Help improve asset reliability, maintenance standards, access, guarding, cleanliness and maintainability.
• Undertake other reasonable duties within the scope of the role.

Safety, quality and care

Safe working is central to this role. You will:

• Take reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others affected by your work.
• Follow company procedures, site rules, safe systems of work, Permit to Work and isolation/lockout-tagout (LOTO) requirements.
• Only undertake maintenance and corrective work for which you are trained, competent and authorised.
• Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), food safety, quality, hygiene and environmental requirements.
• Report hazards, near misses, accidents, equipment defects and unsafe conditions promptly.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards and leave equipment safe, clean and operational after work.

What we’re looking for

• Practical experience of mechanical or engineering maintenance, preventative maintenance, equipment inspection or asset care in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• A minimum Level 2 qualification in a relevant engineering, mechanical or maintenance discipline.
• Good mechanical awareness, the ability to identify deterioration and defects, and a methodical approach to fault finding.
• The ability to complete planned tasks and accurate maintenance records, with good communication and teamwork.
• A safety-focused, proactive, dependable, observant and methodical approach. You will be willing to work closely with operators and engineers, share knowledge and take ownership of actions through to completion.
• Experience in food or Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturing, operator asset care, autonomous maintenance, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) or reliability improvement.
• Additional training in condition monitoring, lubrication, bearings, mechanical drives or similar asset care techniques.
• Experience using a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS), such as MaintainX, and an understanding of condition-based maintenance, root cause analysis and basic reliability principles.
• A continuous improvement mindset and confidence supporting operators to develop equipment ownership and asset care capability.

What We Offer:

• Family-First Culture: Join a close-knit team where your input and contribution truly matter.
• £10 Million Investment: Be part of an exciting period of growth and modernisation.
• Professional Development: Ongoing training and development opportunities to enhance your skills and career.
• Sustainability Focus: Work for a business that is committed to reducing its environmental impact and promoting eco-friendly practices.

Training and development

We will provide relevant induction, role-specific training and ongoing development to build your competence in preventative maintenance, condition monitoring, inspection techniques, lubrication, defect identification, safe isolation and our site ACE approach.

Welcome Bonus: You will automatically receive £150 after successfully completing your probationary period, plus a further £150 3 months later.

Site wide bonus scheme based on the companies and individuals’ performance.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking