Maintenance Engineer

Allied Mills; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Allied Mills in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer to join our flour mill team. You will perform planned, predictive and reactive maintenance to maximise production uptime while meeting safety and quality standards.

You will work with production and engineering colleagues to reduce downtime, support TPM and CI initiatives, and ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience replacing mechanical couplings, chains, belts, rolling element bearings.
• Experience with industrial 3-phase motors and control systems and PLC interaction.
• Experience with pneumatic control and bearings.
• Experience with compressed air systems and pneumatic components.
• Customer-focused with flexible/adaptable approach.
• Self-motivated and reliable.
• Health and Safety awareness (essential).
• Food Safety awareness (desirable).
• Experience as a maintenance engineer in FMCG/food & drink.
• Recognised engineering apprenticeship with formal qualification.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventative and reactive maintenance across production equipment.
• Ensure machinery operates safely and efficiently per regulatory requirements.
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with production and engineering to minimise downtime and improve efficiency.
• Uphold health, safety, and environmental best practices.
• Contribute to lean maintenance, TPM and CI tools.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Reactive maintenance

PLC systems

3-phase motors

Pneumatic systems

Bearings

Safety awareness

Food safety

Autonomous worker

Customer focus

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Formal qualification

Job description

Hours: Mon – Fri 8am – 5pm (37.5 hrs/week). Call out 1 in every 3 weeks.

We have a great opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join an experienced team, providing a first-class service at our flour mill. In this role, the successful candidate will be required to carry out planned, predictive and reactive maintenance tasks in line with safety and quality standards, to ensure the long term maximum utilisation of the production plant and its compliance with statutory legal requirements. To also contribute to the continual improvement of the plant.

Key Accountabilities

• Carry out preventative and reactive maintenance across a range of production equipment
• Ensure all machinery operates efficiently, safely, and in line with regulatory requirements
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to minimise downtime and improve efficiencies
• Uphold best practices in health, safety, and environmental compliance
• Contribute to lean maintenance practices, including TPM and CI tools

The Right Person

• Experience of replacing common mechanical drive couplings, chains, belts, rolling element bearings.
• Experience of industrial 3 phase motor and control systems and their interaction with modern PLC systems.
• Experience of a plant with pneumatic control and operation and common industrial bearing systems.
• Experience of compressed air systems, pneumatic components.
• A great customer focus with a flexible and adaptable approach.
• Self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative, be punctual and reliable.
• Health and Safety awareness (essential)
• Food Safety awareness (desirable)
• Experience as a maintenance engineer in an operational environment preferably FMCG, Food or drink.
• A recognised engineering apprenticeship, with a formal qualification.

Maintenance Engineer • Belfast, Northern Ireland, GB