Maintenance Engineer - 9 month secondment

Encirc; Elton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days + 8 bank holidays

Free onsite gym

Pension up to 7%

Life cover 3x salary

Free parking onsite

Electric car salary sacrifice

Onsite staff restaurant

Private medical/dental insurance

Job summary

Encirc, part of the Vidrala group, seeks a hands-on Maintenance Engineer at Elton, Cheshire. You will overhaul and maintain filling valves, lift cylinders, and capping heads to maximise line performance and hygiene compliance.

Record all jobs in Prisma CMMS and drive proactive maintenance in a fast-paced FMCG environment where precision impacts quality and safety. Permanent role with competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in engineering (or equivalent).
• Experience with planned maintenance in manufacturing (FMCG/high-speed production desirable).
• Strong fault-finding and hands-on maintenance skills.

Responsibilities

• Overhaul, refurbish and maintain filling machinery components (valves, cylinders, capping heads).
• Ensure hygiene compliance and maximize equipment life.
• Accurately record all maintenance work in Prisma CMMS.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Hands-on

Proactive maintenance

Line efficiency focus

Education

NVQ Level 3 in engineering

Tools

Prisma CMMS

Job description

Maintenance Engineer | Permanent | £45,000 - £48,000 | Elton

Reporting to the Maintenance Engineering Supervisor, you will serve as a key hands‑on Maintenance Engineer in our high‑speed beverages bottling operations. Your primary focus will be the overhaul, refurbishment, and ongoing maintenance of critical filling machinery components, including filling valves, lift cylinders, and capping heads, to ensure peak performance, hygiene compliance, and extended equipment life.

You will also be responsible for completing and accurately recording all jobs, inspections, and maintenance activities via the Prisma CMMS system. This role demands a proactive, detail‑oriented approach to mechanical overhauls in a fast‑paced FMCG environment, where precision on components directly impacts line efficiency, product quality, and safety.

The Key Requirements

• Minimum of NVQ Level3 in engineering
• Proven background in planned and proactive maintenance in a manufacturing environment (FMCG or high‑speed production experience highly desirable).
• Methodical approach to fault‑finding, repairs, and maintenance tasks.
• Strong practical skills with a common‑sense, hands‑on attitude.
• Lean & S5 manufacturing would be advantageous

Part of the Vidrala group, we are a market leader in glass container design, manufacturing, bottling and logistics solutions for the UK, Irish and European food and beverages industries.

With over 2,000 employees, we operate from our three purpose‑built sites: Derrylin, Co Fermanagh; Elton, Cheshire and Bristol. We produce around 3 billion glass bottles and other containers annually and can fill up to 500 million litres of bulk shipped beverages every year. Our collective purpose is to deliver and uphold world‑leading sustainable innovation, with great people and a great workplace collaborating on a great future.

Joining Encirc means you will be joining a business with a bespoke, 360‑approach to the beverage supply chain, spanning filling, warehousing, and logistics. Reducing the road miles and carbon footprint of our customers' products, we are conscious disruptors prioritising sustainability and modern technology. As a forward‑thinking and sustainable business, we are committed to achieving zero emissions by 2030.

The Benefits And Perks

• Annual leave package of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays plus the option to buy holidays
• Free onsite gym for all employees
• MyBenefits Reward Platform with100s of discounts at restaurants and retailers
• Employee Well‑being benefits such as the Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme where the company contributes up to a max 7%
• Life cover at 3 timesyour annual salary
• Optional partner life cover
• Subsidised onsite staff restaurant
• Free parking onsite
• Salary sacrifice Electric car scheme
• Subsidisedonsiteelectric car charging
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhance maternity and paternity leave
• Liftshare scheme
• Health cash plan
• Optional dental insurance
• Optional Private Medical Insurance
• Optional critical illness cover
• Social club

Encirc is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Every applicant will be evaluated according to skills regardless of age, gender, identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, or religion.

PLEASE NOTE:We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Thank you for your interest.