Maintenance Engineer

ETS Consulting Ltd; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company located in Blackpool is seeking a Maintenance Engineer with a mechanical bias. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in mechanical engineering and a background in fast-moving consumer goods packaging. Responsibilities include overseeing daily maintenance activities and ensuring systems operate efficiently. This role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work on varied machinery including packaging and processing equipment.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have strong mechanical engineering background.
• Experience in fast moving manufacturing essential.
• Ability to fault find on PLC controlled automated machinery.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for day-to-day engineering and maintenance activities.
• Ensure work carried out to highest standards.
• Maximise machine efficiencies across various food manufacturing machinery.

Skills

Apprentice Trained Engineer in Mechanical Engineering

Understanding of PPM systems

FMCG packaging background

Job description

Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical bias

Location: Blackpool

Salary: £52,000 - £55,000 + Pension + Overtime

Shift Pattern: Days only 12hr shifts 4 on 4 off

Reference: Jo6838/PL

The Company

An excellent opportunity has arisen with one of the country's leading food manufacturers, in their specialist area, a growing and supportive organisation. The Company are extremely well established and is a truly British manufacturer. They are a market leader within its chosen field of specialism and are looking to expand their engineering team once again due to increased growth in their market share.

Key Skills

• Apprentice Trained Engineer in Mechanical Engineering
• Understanding of PPM systems
• Come from an FMCG packaging background

The Role

The ideal candidate will come from a mechanical engineering background and should be able to work on their own initiative, be a time served engineer with a mechanical bias and have fast moving manufacturing experience. The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of day-to-day engineering and maintenance activities ensuring work is carried out to the highest standards and maximising machine efficiencies. If you have worked on PPM systems and are able to fault find on PLC controlled automated manufacturing machinery it would be advantageous. You will be able and willing to work on a variety of food manufacturing machinery such as packaging machinery, wrappers, mixers, batch feeders, ovens and conveyors. There is a huge amount of variety on offer, so the successful candidate will be in line to broaden their skills considerably.

Application

If you are interested in this role, please send a copy of your current CV using the details provided. Interviews will be held locally, and the company is looking to recruit this role as soon as possible.