Hands-On Maintenance Engineer - Food Manufacturing

Kingston Recruitment Ltd; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly pay

40 hours per week

Weekend cover

Job summary

Kingston Recruitment Ltd. is seeking a Maintenance Engineer in Driffield, East Yorkshire, within a busy food manufacturing environment. This hands-on role focuses on maintaining and repairing site equipment to ensure safe, efficient production and continuous operation.

You will work 40 hours per week on a permanent basis, with some weekend cover as required. The role offers an engaging, varied engineering position with opportunities to improve equipment reliability and site safety.

Qualifications

• Qualified mechanically biased engineer with hands-on experience in food manufacturing.
• Experience with planned preventative maintenance (PPM) systems.
• Practical knowledge of compressed air and steam boiler maintenance.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive approach to maintenance, with a focus on minimising downtime.
• Good understanding of health and safety and food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planned preventative maintenance across the site.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical breakdowns and identify electrical faults requiring attention.
• Maintain site equipment, including compressed air and steam boiler systems.
• Support the selection, installation and commissioning of new machinery.
• Liaise with Shift Managers and the Operations Director regarding maintenance issues.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with food safety, quality and health and safety requirements.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene, housekeeping and good manufacturing practice.

Skills

Mechanical engineer

PPM experience

Fault finding

Health & safety

Weekend flexibility

Job description

Kingston Recruitment Ltd. is seeking a Maintenance Engineer in Driffield, East Yorkshire, within a busy food manufacturing environment. This hands-on role focuses on maintaining and repairing site equipment to ensure safe, efficient production and continuous operation.

You will work 40 hours per week on a permanent basis, with some weekend cover as required. The role offers an engaging, varied engineering position with opportunities to improve equipment reliability and site safety.