Engineering & Facilities Technician

Protein Works; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exclusive staff discounts

Private healthcare

Birthday day off

Pension scheme

Unique bonus scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Access to retail discounts

Staff socials and events

State of the art PW Campus

Refreshments on site

Job summary

Protein Works in Liverpool is seeking a qualified Engineering & Facilities Technician to keep our production lines and site infrastructure reliable. You will own maintenance end-to-end, drive root-cause analysis, manage suppliers and contractors, and use CMMS to document work and audits.

This role suits a hands-on, reliability-focused engineer with NVQ Level 3 and 3+ years in FMCG or regulated manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship with NVQ Level 3 in Electrical/Mechanical/Maintenance.
• Minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience in FMCG or regulated manufacturing.
• Hands-on CMMS experience, ideally setup or integration.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on production equipment and site infrastructure.
• Research faults, identify root causes and reduce repeat failures.
• Own jobs end-to-end: order parts, chase suppliers and track progress.
• Coordinate contractors for HVAC, lifts, MHE and critical infrastructure.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records for audits using our CMMS.
• Manage spare parts stock to avoid overstocking.
• Use data to spot failure trends and reduce downtime.
• Upskill operators to use equipment safely and effectively.
• Drive continuous site reliability improvements.
• Collaborate with Technical, IT, Operations and Engineering teams.
• Promote a safety-first culture at all times.

Skills

Time-Served Engineer

CMMS

HVAC

Electrical/Mechanical

Education

NVQ Level 3

Tools

eMaint CMMS

Excel

IT systems

Job description

• Exclusive staff discounts
• Pension scheme

We are seeking a qualified Engineering & Facilities Technician to join our Protein Works team, ensuring our site and production equipment run reliably and correctly. This is a high-impact, multi-faceted opportunity where you won't just maintain equipment, you will drive site reliability, master complex infrastructure, and ensure operational excellence across a fast-paced, regulated food manufacturing environment.

As a key player in a close-knit engineering team, you will experience the full end-to-end operational lifecycle. Rather than just taking work orders, you will spearhead root-cause diagnostics, research technical solutions, manage supplier and contractor relationships, and drive data-backed improvements through our CMMS. Here, you get true autonomy and end-to-end ownership of your workload.

Ideal for a reliability-focused engineer seeking comprehensive exposure, this role offers hands-on involvement with cutting-edge machinery, critical site infrastructure, and automated systems. You will gain broad, well-rounded experience while running solo shifts, providing an unmatched platform to showcase your problem-solving expertise, self-motivation, and technical leadership.

Key Qualifications Required

• Time-Served Apprenticeship - NVQ Level 3 engineer in relevant disciplines (Electrical/Mechanical/Maintenance)

Shift Rotation

• Earlies: 6am to 2:30pm
• Mids: 7:30am to 4pm
• Lates: 2pm to 10:30pm

What You'll Be Doing

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on production equipment and site infrastructure, in line with food safety and H&S requirements
• Taking a reliability-first approach: assessing and researching faults, finding root causes and stopping repeat failures
• Managing your own jobs end to end, including ordering parts, chasing suppliers and tracking progress
• Coordinating and overseeing specialist contractors for HVAC, lifts, MHE and other key infrastructure
• Keeping maintenance records accurate and audit ready in our CMMS (eMaint), supporting BRCGS and internal audits
• Managing spare parts stock so critical components are available without overstocking
• Using data and KPIs to spot failure trends and reduce downtime
• Supporting and upskilling machine operators so they use equipment safely and well
• Driving continuous improvement across site reliability
• Working with the Technical, IT, Operations and Engineering teams to keep maintenance aligned with production
• Promoting a safety-first culture in everything you do

What We're Looking For

• Qualified Time-Served Engineer in a relevant discipline (Electrical/ Mechanical/ Maintenance)
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• At least 3 years' post-qualification experience in FMCG, pharma, food or a similar regulated manufacturing environment (experience in smaller businesses is a real plus)
• Hands-on experience with CMMS, ideally including setting it up or integrating it
• Confident with IT and Excel, and comfortable with the admin side of the job
• Self-driven and organised, able to plan and prioritise your own work without supervision
• Strong troubleshooting skills and a methodical, research-led approach
• Good understanding of H&S in manufacturing
• A clear communicator who works well with teams across the business

What You Will Get

• Exclusive staff discounts
• Private healthcare
• Birthday day off
• Pension scheme
• Unique bonus scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to retail discounts
• Staff socials and events
• State of the art PW Campus
• Refreshments on site

About Protein Works

Founded in 2012 on a clear conviction: the sports nutrition industry had become complacent, and there was a better way to do it. Over a decade later, we are a £50m business with five consecutive years of double-digit growth, a brand new £10m campus in Liverpool, and ambitions that go well beyond where we are today.

We are a brand, a retailer, a manufacturer and a fulfilment operation. All in-house, all under one roof. That breadth is deliberate. It gives our people exposure and influence that most businesses simply cannot offer, and it gives us a platform to scale in a way that few companies in this space can match.

We are growing, investing and hiring with purpose. If you want to join a business with the energy of a challenger and the foundations of a market leader, this is the right moment to do it.