Brewery Maintenance Engineer - Profit Share & BUPA

J.W. Lees & Co.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover with BUPA

Profit share

Stakeholder pension scheme

Discount in pubs, inns and hotels

BenefitHub discounts

Enhanced family friendly policies

Yearly service recognition

Job summary

JW Lees Brewery in Middleton is seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join our engineering team. This hands-on role covers reactive and planned preventive maintenance across brewing, packaging and site services equipment, with fabrication and installation work as required, while supporting performance and reliability.

You will diagnose faults, carry out fault-finding and maintenance with pumps, conveyors and process equipment, working with production teams to maintain safe,

Qualifications

• Welding and fabrication experience.
• Experience in brewery, food, beverage or manufacturing environment desirable.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and breakdown maintenance experience.
• Experience with pumps, pneumatics, conveyors, valves and process equipment.
• Proactive approach with the ability to work under pressure in a fast-moving production environment.
• Recognised engineering qualification or recognised apprenticeship.
• IOSH or relevant Health & Safety training.
• Experience within FMCG, brewing or automated manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across brewing, packaging and production equipment.
• Assist with fabrication, welding and installation work when required.
• Respond quickly and effectively to equipment breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical faults on pumps, conveyors, motors, gearboxes, valves, pipework and production machinery.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve plant reliability and operational efficiency.
• Work closely with production teams to maintain safe and efficient operations across site.
• Maintain high engineering and housekeeping standards at all times.

Skills

Welding & fabrication

Mechanical fault-finding

Pumps & conveyors

Process equipment experience

Under pressure

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3/City & Guilds in Mechanical Maintenance

HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

JW Lees Brewery in Middleton is seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join our engineering team. This hands-on role covers reactive and planned preventive maintenance across brewing, packaging and site services equipment, with fabrication and installation work as required, while supporting performance and reliability.

You will diagnose faults, carry out fault-finding and maintenance with pumps, conveyors and process equipment, working with production teams to maintain safe,