Automation Maintenance Engineer – Manufacturing Efficiency

Premier Foods; Mexborough; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 7.5%

Life assurance

Staff discount on site

Free onsite parking

Discounts via The Hamper

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme & Health

Sharesave Scheme

Salary sacrifice benefits

Job summary

Premier foods is hiring a Maintenance Engineer for our Barnsley site. You will join a proactive team, maintaining and improving a range of manufacturing equipment to support safe, efficient production.

The role requires an apprenticeship or equivalent engineering qualification, experience in automated environments, and capability in servo/inverter fault finding. Onsite responsibilities include problem solving and supporting daily production plans.

Qualifications

• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship, ONC/HNC or equivalent qualification in engineering.
• Experience in automated manufacturing environments.
• Experience programming, fault finding and repair of Servo or inverter driven systems.
• Practical knowledge of CI tools and techniques.
• A working understanding of Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic manuals & drawings.

Responsibilities

• Ensure plant and equipment perform to manufacture product efficiently to high-quality standards.
• Implement maintenance activities to minimise downtime and meet the production plan.
• Support engineering and manufacturing to maximise utilisation of equipment and KPI achievement.
• Identify critical spare parts for assets across site.
• Support SIC meeting structure to close out tasks and improve line availability.

Skills

Engineering Apprenticeship/ONC-HNC

Automated manufacturing experience

Servo/inverter fault finding

CI tools & techniques

Reading mechanical/electrical drawings

Education

ONC/HNC or Level 3 Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

CI tools

Job description

Premier foods is hiring a Maintenance Engineer for our Barnsley site. You will join a proactive team, maintaining and improving a range of manufacturing equipment to support safe, efficient production.

The role requires an apprenticeship or equivalent engineering qualification, experience in automated environments, and capability in servo/inverter fault finding. Onsite responsibilities include problem solving and supporting daily production plans.