Maintenance Engineer

Sealaska Constructors; Grimsby; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sealaska Constructors is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Engineer to support a busy food manufacturing site in Grimsby. You will perform planned and reactive maintenance across production equipment and assist with spare parts management to improve uptime and asset performance.

The role requires ensuring compliance with food safety, GMP, and site standards, while following permit-to-work procedures and promoting a proactive safety culture across the engineering team.

Formación

• Time-served engineering apprenticeship or NVQ3.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Multi-skilled maintenance capability.
• Experience with planned & reactive maintenance.
• Knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, motors, gearboxes, pumps.
• Experience using CMMS.
• Strong IT skills (Excel & Outlook).
• Organisational skills; stock & stores management.
• Ability to prioritise in a fast-paced environment.

Responsabilidades

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on production, packing, and processing equipment.
• Respond promptly to equipment breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults.
• Assist with installation and commissioning of new machinery.
• Ensure work complies with food safety, health & safety, and site standards.
• Work with Production, Technical, Hygiene, and Operations to maximise plant performance.
• Maintain control of engineering spare parts inventory and consumables.
• Receive, book in, label, and organise incoming stock.
• Conduct regular stock checks and cycle counts; maintain housekeeping.
• Identify and store critical spare parts correctly.

Conocimientos

Apprenticeship/NVQ3

Manufacturing experience

Multi-skilled maintenance

PPM & reactive maintenance

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Conveyors

Motors & Pumps

CMMS experience

Excel & Outlook

Organisational skills

Stock management

Educación

Engineering apprenticeship / NVQ3

Herramientas

CMMS

Descripción del empleo

Maintenance Engineer (Days)

Location: New England Seafood Grimsby

Department: Engineering

Reporting To: Head of Engineering

Hours: Days- Monday to Friday 7am-3pm (overtime available)

Pay: £47,000 pa

Job Purpose

We are seeking a hands-on Maintenance Engineer to support the reliable operation of a busy food manufacturing facility. This role combines planned and reactive maintenance responsibilities alongside some responsibility in spare parts management.

The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining plant reliability, reducing downtime, improving asset performance, and ensuring engineering stores are organised, accurate, and cost-effective.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance Engineering (Approximately 75%)

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities on production, packing, and processing equipment.
• Respond promptly to equipment breakdowns and minimise production downtime.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults.
• Assist with installation and commissioning of new machinery and equipment.
• Ensure engineering work is completed in accordance with food safety, health & safety, and site standards.
• Work closely with Production, Technical, Hygiene, and Operations teams to maximise plant performance.

Engineering Stores Management (Approximately 25%)

• Maintain control of engineering spare parts inventory and consumables.
• Manage stock levels of critical spares to support plant uptime and minimise operational risk.
• Receive, book in, label, and organise incoming engineering stock.
• Conduct regular stock checks and cycle counts, ensuring inventory accuracy.
• Maintain stores housekeeping to a high standard.
• Ensure critical spare parts are correctly identified, labelled, and stored.

Health, Safety & Food Safety

• Comply with all Health & Safety policies and safe systems of work.
• Follow site permit-to-work and lock-out/tag-out procedures.
• Maintain compliance with food safety, GMP, HACCP, and hygiene standards.
• Ensure all engineering activities are completed in a manner that protects product integrity.
• Promote a proactive safety culture throughout the site.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

• Time-served engineering apprenticeship or equivalent engineering qualification, NVQ3 or equivalent.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Multi-skilled maintenance experience.
• Experience carrying out planned and reactive maintenance.
• Knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, motors, gearboxes, pumps, and production equipment.
• Experience using CMMS maintenance systems.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage stock and stores effectively.
• Ability to prioritise workloads in a fast-paced environment.

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Team player with good communication skills.
• Organised and methodical approach to work.