Engineer

Evergreen Garden Care; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Joining bonus £3,750

Job summary

Evergreen Garden Care is recruiting for a Hands-on Maintenance Engineer in Hatfield to sustain production through proactive maintenance and rapid fault resolution. The role covers electrical and mechanical systems with PLC/SCADA familiarity, in a fast-moving FMCG environment.

You will join a collaborative site team, working 38.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri) on a rotating shift, with a £3,750 joining bonus for successful candidates. Strong fault-finding and installation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Must have multi-disciplinary maintenance experience in FMCG/high-volume manufacturing.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills on electrical/mechanical systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair across conveyors, elevators, form-fill/seal and palletisers.
• Experience with calibration, installation and modification of plant equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and service plant/machinery to meet production goals.
• Respond to breakdowns and perform root-cause analysis.
• Install new equipment and perform calibrations and installations.
• Follow QSHE and IMS procedures in day-to-day operations.

Skills

Multi-skilled

Engineering Apprenticeship

Electrical/Mechanical

Fault finding

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship

Tools

PLC & SCADA

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

£3,750 joining bonus for successful candidate(s)

We are looking for Engineers to join our team at Hatfield (of both mechanical and electrical bias). This is a hands‑on Engineering role. Our Engineers are responsible for carrying out maintenance activities across Production facilities ensuring production equipment/machinery are maintained and serviced to deliver production requirements that meet the goals and objectives of the business. They also ensure both planned and emergency maintenance activities are run effectively with any operational challenges raised in a timely manner to maximise operational efficiencies.

This role is working Monday to Friday 38.5 hours per week, on a rotational shift basis.

A snapshot of what you'll do:

Working with others:

• Guide and advise Skilled Operators and Line Leaders with queries in relation to the safe operation of plant and electrical equipment as appropriate i.e. regular checks, rectifying faults as required

Maintenance:

• Ensure maximum plant availability through effective response, fault finding diagnosis and repair of a wide range of plant equipment Conveyor, Elevators, Form Fill and Seals and Palletisers
• Maintain electrical plant, equipment and control systems (including PLC and SCADA) in accordance with the maintenance schedule
• Carry out installations of new plant equipment, electrical and mechanical systems, inclusive of calibrations, pneumatics, hydraulic’s, PLC’s, fabrication
• Safe use of all engineering tools and equipment as required to ensure all operations run safe and efficiently including safe handling and installation of parts with and safe processes followed at all times

Quality Standards and Working Instructions:

• Ensure compliance with Company/external procedures recording accurate inspections identifying and quarantining non-conforming products

Integrated Management System (IMS):

• Comply with the requirements of the Integrated Management System and act appropriately with regard to day to day management of QSHE issues. Assist in achieving QSHE objectives and targets.

About you

• Multi-skilled with a recognised Engineering Apprenticeship or industry recognised qualification
• Practical application in the maintenance and repair of Electrical/Mechanical and control systems, including modifications and installations (incl. pneumatic systems)
• Experience in working in FMCG/similar high volume manufacturing environment
• Excellent analytical and fault‑finding skills

You’ll be part of a collaborative site team, driving engineering excellence and supporting the operation to deliver results.