Engineering Technician: Maintenance & Reliability (Day)

Nestle SA; Halifax; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 12%

Annual bonus

Career development

Job summary

Nestlé Halifax factory seeks an Engineering Technician to support safe, reliable operation of confectionery production lines. You will perform planned and reactive mechanical maintenance, drive improvements, and coach colleagues to build capability across the site.

You will work with Engineering and Production teams on a dayshift, contributing to asset reliability and reduced unplanned downtime while following TPM practices and SAP PM procedures.

Qualifications

• Mechanical Engineering NVQ Level 3, or an equivalent Level 3 mechanical engineering qualification or apprenticeship.
• Mechanical maintenance: Experience of planned and reactive mechanical maintenance, including fault finding on production or industrial equipment.
• Technical knowledge: Practical knowledge of mechanical components and systems such as pneumatics, belts, cams, bearings and chains.
• Problem-solving: Ability to investigate equipment failures, identify causes and contribute to effective corrective actions.
• Ways of working: Ability to work safely, organise priorities and communicate clearly with Engineering and Production colleagues.
• Multi-skilled capability: Ideally, you will be a multi-skilled engineer with additional electrical maintenance knowledge or experience.
• Manufacturing environment: Experience within fast-moving consumer goods or another fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Systems and methods: Exposure to SAP Plant Maintenance or a similar maintenance management system, together with knowledge of Total Productive Maintenance methodology.
• Coaching: Experience of sharing technical knowledge, coaching colleagues or supporting practical skills development.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance delivery: Complete planned, scheduled and reactive maintenance to support equipment availability and minimise disruption to production.
• Fault finding: Use a logical, evidence-based approach to diagnose mechanical and technical faults and restore equipment safely.
• Reliability improvement: Analyse breakdowns, identify recurring issues and contribute to corrective actions that improve long-term asset performance.
• Maintenance systems: Use SAP Computerised Maintenance Management System processes to record work, report breakdowns and manage spare-parts activity accurately.
• Continuous improvement: Support equipment upgrades, project activity and Total Productive Maintenance tools that reduce losses and improve performance.
• Capability building: Share technical knowledge and provide practical coaching to help colleagues use and maintain equipment effectively.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Fault diagnosis

Pneumatics

Bearings

Chains

TPM

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 3

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

SAP PM

Job description

Nestlé Halifax factory seeks an Engineering Technician to support safe, reliable operation of confectionery production lines. You will perform planned and reactive mechanical maintenance, drive improvements, and coach colleagues to build capability across the site.

You will work with Engineering and Production teams on a dayshift, contributing to asset reliability and reduced unplanned downtime while following TPM practices and SAP PM procedures.