Engineering Technician - Temporary

Dale Farm Ltd; Ballymena; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading blue chip food company in Ballymena is looking for an Engineering Technician for a temporary role. You will optimize production machinery performance and perform routine maintenance. Ideal candidates should have at least 3 years' experience post-apprenticeship and electrical qualifications. The role includes a shift pattern of 41.5 hours per week. Applications are accepted from EU Nationals or those with a valid work permit in the UK.

Benefits

Attractive salary package

Opportunities for personal development

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of recent and relevant experience in engineering.
• Proficiency in mechanical repairs and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Optimize performance of automated production filling and packing machinery.
• Develop and implement continuous process improvement projects.
• Routine preventative maintenance and fault diagnosis.

Skills

Continuous process improvement

Routine preventative maintenance

Fault diagnosis

Mechanical proficiency

Education

Engineering apprenticeship with electrical bias

Job description

Overview

Engineering Technician – Temporary approx. 6 months (Pennybridge)

(Multi-Skilled Electrically Biased, Shift Position)

As an integral part of the multi skilled engineering team, your responsibility will be to optimise the performance of automated production filling and packing machinery and ancillary services. Working closely with production colleagues you will ensure that equipment is properly set and maintained; monitoring performance and carrying out fault diagnosis and running adjustments/repairs as necessary in a fast paced fresh milk production environment.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing continuous process improvement projects
• Routine preventative maintenance
• Overhauling mechanical plant and machinery
• General building fabric repairs
• Maintaining and monitoring consumption of M&E utilities
• Providing support for the installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment.

Desirable Criteria

• Candidates should have significant, recent and relevant experience to the role, ideally at least 3 years post apprenticeship.
• Candidates should have undertaken an engineering apprenticeship/training programme with an electrically biased qualification and be mechanically proficient.

These posts offer an attractive salary package with excellent opportunities for personal development with a leading blue chip food company.

Hours of Work

41.5hr per week on 8-week rota cycle, working 6 weeks of days and 2 weeks of nights split out over the cycle (normally 4 x 12hr days in row with exception of one week at 5 days that includes a 9hr Saturday). Nights are 5 x 9hrs in a row.

Learn more about the company and to apply online. Completed application forms must be received before 5:00pm on Friday 5th September 2025.

Only applications from EU Nationals or those with a valid permit to work in the UK will be accepted.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

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