Maintenance Engineer

KAG Recruitment Consultancy; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food processing company in Penston is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join their team. You will be responsible for maintaining machinery, ensuring optimal performance, and minimizing equipment downtime. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with packing machinery like Proseal and Multivac. The role offers a salary between £43,000 and £48,500 with career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge in maintenance engineering.
• Experience with fault repairs and maintenance logging.
• Ability to work reliably under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Maintain equipment OEE and minimize downtime.
• Attend breakdowns and repair in a timely manner.
• Provide progress reports to management.

Skills

Packing Machinery

Proseal

Mondini

Multivac

Job description

Due to continued growth we have a new opportunity available for a Maintenance Engineer to join our client one of Europes leading privately-owned food processors at their site in Penston, Glasgow.

Job Title : Maintenance Engineer

Location : Penston

Salary : £43,000 to £48,500

The role : As a Maintenance Engineer you will possess a strong technical knowledge and be seen as the shift expert in at least one area of the factory or type of machinery. Working as a member of your shift team you will be responsible for maintaining the equipment OEE and minimising downtime. You will be accountable to the Engineering Manager / Assistant Managers but will report into and receive direction from your Engineering Supervisor regarding the day to day activities you will undertake.

Duties & Responsibilities

• It would be advantageous to be able to demonstrate relevant engineering competencies and have experience with Packing Machinery and in particular; Proseal, Mondini, Multivac and associated equipment.
• Record and log maintenance requests and fault repairs, attend breakdowns and repair in a timely and controlled manner.
• Progress reporting to Engineering Management / Supervisor.