Brewery Maintenance Engineer – Profit Share + BUPA

JW Lees Brewery; Middleton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Private medical cover

Stakeholder pension scheme

Discount in pubs, inns and hotels

BenefitHub discounts

Yearly service recognition

Job summary

JW Lees Brewery in Middleton is seeking a hands-on Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join the engineering team. You will carry out reactive and preventive maintenance across brewing, packaging and site services equipment, ensuring reliability and efficiency in a fast-paced production environment.

The successful candidate will have strong fault-finding skills, experience with pumps, conveyors and process equipment, and a recognised maintenance qualification or apprenticeship.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within brewery/food/beverage or manufacturing environments is desirable.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and breakdown maintenance experience.
• Experience with pumps, pneumatics, conveyors, valves and process equipment.
• Welding and fabrication experience.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across brewing, packaging and production equipment.
• Respond quickly 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.
• Assist with fabrication, welding and installation work when required.
• Work closely with production teams to maintain safe and efficient operations across site.
• Maintain high engineering and housekeeping standards at all times.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Pumps & conveyors experience

Welding & fabrication

Proactive under pressure

Education

NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds in Mechanical Engineering Maintenance

Time-served engineering apprenticeship

HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

JW Lees Brewery in Middleton is seeking a hands-on Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join the engineering team. You will carry out reactive and preventive maintenance across brewing, packaging and site services equipment, ensuring reliability and efficiency in a fast-paced production environment.

The successful candidate will have strong fault-finding skills, experience with pumps, conveyors and process equipment, and a recognised maintenance qualification or apprenticeship.