Maintenance Engineer

Pioneer Selection Ltd; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days' annual leave

8 bank holidays

Excellent pension scheme

Ongoing training & progression

Supportive engineering team

Job summary

Pioneer Selection Ltd is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer for a state-of-the-art, high automation food manufacturing facility in Milnrow. The role covers electrical maintenance, fault-finding, and preventative tasks to maximize uptime and efficiency across packaging and production equipment.

You will join a team delivering continuous improvement in a fast-paced FMCG environment, with a proactive health and safety approach and opportunities for career progression.

Qualifications

• Electrical maintenance experience within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on planned, reactive and breakdown maintenance.
• Recognised electrical qualification such as NVQ Level 3, HNC or equivalent.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Experience maintaining production machinery within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to identify faults and minimise production downtime.
• Understanding of preventative maintenance and continuous improvement.
• Proactive approach to health and safety.
• Desirable: experience in the food manufacturing or FMCG sector.
• Apprentice-trained engineering background.
• Experience with automated production and packaging machinery.
• Familiarity with CMMS maintenance systems and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical maintenance and fault-finding across automated equipment.
• Perform planned preventative maintenance and breakdown repairs.
• Ensure maximum uptime, reliability and efficiency of production lines.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Preventative maintenance

Continuous improvement

Health and safety

Manufacturing environment experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 / HNC or equivalent

Job description

ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Job Title: Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Location: Milnrow
Salary: £48,500
Shift: Monday–Friday, rotating early and late shifts

Job Role of the Electrical Maintenance Engineer

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a state-of-the-art, highly automated food manufacturing facility. The site has recently invested in its operations and offers an excellent opportunity for an engineer looking to develop their technical skills and progress their career.

The site processes approximately 1,000 tonnes of pork per week, producing bacon, bacon lardons and gammon joints using high-speed production and packaging machinery.

You will be responsible for carrying out electrical maintenance, fault-finding, planned preventative maintenance and breakdown repairs across a range of automated production equipment, ensuring maximum uptime, reliability and efficiency.

Sector: Food Manufacturing / FMCG

Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Electrical Maintenance Engineer

• Electrical maintenance experience within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience carrying out planned, reactive and breakdown maintenance.
• Recognised electrical engineering qualification, such as NVQ Level 3, HNC or equivalent.

Requirements for the Electrical Maintenance Engineer

• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Experience maintaining production machinery within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to identify faults and minimise production downtime.
• Understanding of preventative maintenance and continuous improvement.
• A proactive approach to health and safety.

Desirable Requirements for the Electrical Maintenance Engineer

• Experience within the food manufacturing or FMCG sector.
• Apprentice-trained engineering background.
• Experience with automated production and packaging machinery.
• Familiarity with CMMS maintenance systems and root cause analysis.

The Electrical Maintenance Engineer Will Benefit From

• Competitive salary of £48,500.
• Monday–Friday rotating early and late shifts.
• 28 days' annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.
• Excellent pension scheme.
• Ongoing training, development and career progression opportunities.
• A supportive engineering team with autonomy and opportunities to improve site performance.
• A permanent position within an established food manufacturing business.