Maintenance Engineer - Days

VanRath; Ballymena; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team in Ballymena. This role involves preventative and reactive maintenance of production machinery, with opportunities for overtime and a competitive salary. Candidates should have 3+ years of experience in manufacturing or FMCG, along with strong diagnostic and communication skills. The position offers a day shift for excellent work-life balance and various benefits.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Day shift hours

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

6% company pension

Life assurance (4x salary)

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Time-served multi-skilled maintenance engineer (mechanical or electrical bias).
• Minimum 3 years' experience in a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Confident in fault finding, diagnostics, and maintaining automated production equipment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventative and reactive maintenance on automated production and packing equipment.
• Diagnose faults and complete repairs to ensure minimal downtime.
• Support the installation and commissioning of new machinery and plant.

Skills

Fault finding

Diagnostics

Communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Job description

Maintenance Engineer (Days)

Location: Ballymena
Salary: £40,000 + Benefits
Hours: Monday - Friday (Day Shift)
Industry: Food Manufacturing

A leading food manufacturer is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join their well-established engineering team at their modern production facility in Ballymena. This is an excellent opportunity for a multi-skilled engineer with a background in manufacturing or FMCG to work a day shift role with strong earning potential and long-term stability.

The Role

Reporting to the Site Engineering Manager, you will work as part of a multi-skilled team responsible for ensuring optimum performance of filling, packing, and processing machinery. You will be involved in both preventative and reactive maintenance, as well as supporting continuous improvement projects across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out preventative and reactive maintenance on automated production and packing equipment.
• Diagnose faults and complete repairs to ensure minimal downtime.
• Support the installation and commissioning of new machinery and plant.
• Drive continuous improvement projects to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and site quality standards.
• Work collaboratively with production teams to achieve operational targets.

About You

• Time-served multi-skilled maintenance engineer (mechanical or electrical bias).
• Minimum 3 years' experience in a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Confident in fault finding, diagnostics, and maintaining automated production equipment.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive and reliable with a strong commitment to safety and quality.

What's on Offer

• Competitive Salary
• Day shift hours for excellent work-life balance
• Overtime opportunities available
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• 6% company pension
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Cycle to work scheme, wellbeing support and EAP
• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave, paid marriage leave, and recruitment incentive bonus

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