Engineering Technician

Muller UK & Ireland; Stonehouse; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

276 hours annual leave

Pension scheme

Life assurance

5% annual bonus

Onsite car park

Job summary

Muller UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced Engineering Technician for the Blow Moulding department at Severnside Dairy. You will provide frontline reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, perform repairs, and implement cost-effective improvements to asset reliability.

The role includes shift work (4 on 4 off, 2 days/2 nights), strong emphasis on RCFA, handover quality, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to ensure continuous production.

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Experience within maintenance in a manufacturing environment.
• Mechanical/Electrical biased engineering background.
• ONC/HNC or higher qualification.
• IOSHH/Nebosh desirable.

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 and report machinery defects and provide CMMS data.
• Engage OEMs for technical support and expedite parts.
• Lead shift-based problem solving when actions are unclear.
• Work with First Line Response Technician as ONE TEAM.
• Coach operators with asset care tasks.
• Identify and implement improvements.
• Raise life cycle issues with recommendations.
• Apply 5WHY OE techniques through to long-term fixes.
• Support 5S programmes for workshops and stores.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Mechanical/electrical bias

RCFA

Multiskilled engineer

Teamwork

Education

ONC/HNC

Recognised apprenticeship

Electrical qualification

Tools

CMMS

PMS

Job description

We are seeking an Engineering Technician to join us in our Blow Moulding Department at our Severnside Dairy

As an Engineering Technician you'll 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 (Blow Moulding)

Severnside

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

What we're looking for:

• Recognised apprenticeship
• Experience within maintenance
• Manufacturing Industry Experience
• Mechanical/Electrical Biased
• ONC/HNC
• IOSHH / Nebosh - Desirable
• Electrical qualification
• Multiskilled engineer experience

Please note this is a 4 on 4 off Shift role Days/Nights rotating (2 Days 2 Nights)

What's in it for you?

• 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
• Onsite car park
• Supportive team environment
• Life assurance
• Pension scheme
• 5% annual bonus (company target dependant)