Engineering Technician

Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller; Dartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major manufacturing company in Dartford is seeking an Engineering Technician to ensure efficient maintenance operations and equipment functionality. The successful candidate will diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical equipment, coach operators, and identify process improvements. With a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including a generous leave allowance, this permanent role requires a recognised apprenticeship and manufacturing experience. This is a great opportunity for career development within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous annual leave allowance

Access to Muller Rewards Platform

Career development opportunities

Life assurance

Pension scheme

5% annual bonus

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship or equivalent experience in engineering.
• Experience in maintenance within the manufacturing industry.
• Mechanical or electrical bias with multiskilled engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective handover of information across shifts.
• Diagnose faults and maintain mechanical/electrical equipment.
• Coach operators on asset care tasks.

Skills

Reactive maintenance

Problem solving

Mechanical equipment maintenance

Electrical equipment maintenance

Teamwork

Education

ONC/HNC

Recognised apprenticeship

Electrical qualification

Job description

As an Engineering Technician you'll provide safe front‑line reactive maintenance. Actively identify root cause and bring the equipment back into service as quickly as possible while seeking cost‑effective improvements to site assets and equipment, improving efficiency and reliability. The role is (Dairy) Severnside – permanent contract: 4 on 4 off (2 days & 2 nights, 7:00‑7:00).

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective handover of information across shift
• Use PMS to support prioritisation and problem solving (RCFA)
• Diagnose faults and test, repair and maintain mechanical/electrical equipment
• Observe, recognise and report machinery or component defects or symptoms of impending failure and provide CMMS data
• Contact OEMs and other suppliers for technical support and expedite parts when not available on site
• Lead shift‑based problem solving where corrective actions aren’t clear
• Work as ONE TEAM with First Line Response Technician
• Coach operators with asset care tasks
• Identify & implement improvements
• Identify life‑cycle issues and raise recommendations
• Use and support simple 5WHY OE techniques / RCA techniques through to 100‑year fix
• Use and support departmental 5S programmes for workshops and stores

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship
• Experience within maintenance
• Manufacturing industry experience
• Mechanical/Electrical bias
• ONC/HNC
• IOSH / NEBOSH – desirable
• Electrical qualification
• Multiskilled engineer experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave allowance (276 hours)
• Access to Muller Rewards Platform
• Long‑term career with a company that invests in you
• Career development and defined pathways
• On‑site car park
• Supportive team environment
• Life assurance
• Pension scheme
• 5% annual bonus (company target dependent)