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Engineering Technician

Müller UK & Ireland

Manchester

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 40,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

A leading dairy company in Manchester is seeking an Engineering Technician to ensure safe, effective maintenance of equipment. The role requires a recognized apprenticeship and experience in the manufacturing sector, with a focus on mechanical and electrical expertise. This is a 4 on 4 off shift position offering competitive salary, generous leave, and career development opportunities. Join a supportive team that values your contributions and invests in your growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous annual leave allowance

Access to Muller Rewards Platform

Career development pathways

Onsite car park

Life assurance

Pension scheme

5% annual bonus

Qualifications

Experience in maintenance and the manufacturing industry.
Multiskilled engineer experience is preferred.
IOSHH/Nebosh certification is desirable.

Responsibilities

Perform frontline reactive maintenance and troubleshoot equipment.
Diagnose faults and repair mechanical/electrical equipment.
Collaborate with the team and lead problem-solving efforts.

Skills

Mechanical/Electrical expertise

Problem-solving skills

Team collaboration

Education

Recognised apprenticeship

ONC/HNC

Electrical qualification

Who we are

We're Müller UK & Ireland, a family‑run dairy business and we're experts at what we do. Dairy is a key part of a healthy and balanced diet and we're super proud to help meet the nutritional needs of millions of people, every, single, day. To do this, our business has been split into two areas: Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) and Müller Yogurt & Desserts (MYD).

Join MMI and step into a culture that's fast‑paced and full of opportunity. With great benefits, exciting challenges, a dream team of people, this is your chance to make a real impact.

Over here, we're processing enough milk to make 66 billion cups of tea every year. And we're so much more than just milk. This is the place to come for cream, butter, milk drinks and ingredients products (a lot, we know), all made from milk from over 1,000 supplying farmers in Britain.

Why Müller?

Milk flows through everything at Müller - from farm to factory to fridge. But the true impact comes from our people, in each and every corner of the business, working hard and as a team to put smiles on faces everywhere, making each day delicious for our shoppers.

As the UK's most popular dairy brand, we're always striving to make a real difference for our planet, our partners and our people, making sure we're helping to create a more sustainable dairy future. We're growing to keep up with the millions of people reaching for our branded and private label products on shelves everywhere. Join a culture full of pace that's bold and entrepreneurial, with opportunities that are yours for the taking - and even enjoy every benefit and bonus to sweeten the deal.

We are seeking an Engineering Technician to join us at our Manchester Dairy

As an Engineering Technician you will provide safe front line reactive maintenance. Actively identify root cause and bring the equipment back in to service as quickly as possible, as well as actively seeking and identifying cost effective improvements to site assets and equipment, improving efficiency and reliability.

Engineering Technician (Dairy)

Manchester

Permanent contract: 4 on 4 off (2 days & 2 nights, 7-7)

Key responsibilities as an Engineering Technician:

To ensure effective handover of information across shift
Uses PMS to support prioritisation and problem solving (RCFA)
To diagnose faults and to test , repair and maintain Mechanical / Electrical equipment
To observe, recognise and report on machinery or component defects or symptoms of impending failure and provide CMMS data
Contact OEM's and other suppliers for technical support as and when required and expedite parts when not available on site
Lead shift based problem solving where corrective actions aren't clear
Working as ONE TEAM with First Line Response Technician
Coaching of operators with asset care tasks
Identify & implement Improvements
Identify life cycle issues and raise these with possible 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