Maintenance Engineer – Canning & Packaging Reliability

Imperial Recruitment Group; Osmotherley; On-site; GBP 33,600 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial Recruitment Group is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a canning site in Middlesbrough. The role covers planned & reactive maintenance on canning, bottling, and packaging equipment, with a focus on electrical/mechanical fault-finding and reliability improvements.

You will work with the Engineering team to reduce downtime, drive Root Cause Analysis, and support Lean initiatives to enhance safety, quality and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in a beverage or canning environment.
• Time-served Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an Engineering discipline.
• Experience in FMCG, food, beverage, or manufacturing environments.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills.
• Experience with automated production and packaging equipment.
• Good understanding of Reliability Engineering principles, Root Cause Analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on canning and packaging equipment, and bottling equipment when required.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults.
• Minimise downtime through fault finding, root cause analysis, and Root Failure Analysis (RFA).
• Support the site's Reliability Programme through proactive maintenance and equipment improvement activities.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve asset reliability, maintainability, and performance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing principles to improve safety, reliability, quality, and efficiency.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records using the site's CMMS system.
• Support equipment installations, upgrades, and engineering projects.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, Quality, and Food Safety requirements.
• Work with Production and Operations teams to maximise equipment performance and OEE.
• Lead by example and influence others through technical expertise and problem-solving.

Skills

Beverage industry experience

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

Pneumatic & hydraulic faults

Automated production equipment

Reliability engineering

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Time-served Engineering Apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

PLC knowledge

Job description

Imperial Recruitment Group is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a canning site in Middlesbrough. The role covers planned & reactive maintenance on canning, bottling, and packaging equipment, with a focus on electrical/mechanical fault-finding and reliability improvements.

You will work with the Engineering team to reduce downtime, drive Root Cause Analysis, and support Lean initiatives to enhance safety, quality and efficiency.