Maintenance Engineer - Electrical bias

ZipRecruiter; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and nutrition technology company is seeking a Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias to join their Runcorn facility. The role involves performing maintenance tasks to ensure plant availability and safety compliance. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in a manufacturing environment. The company offers a competitive salary and opportunities for career growth in a diverse workplace.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Opportunities for growth and career development

Qualifications

• Time-served fully skilled engineer with appropriate qualifications.
• Proven maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Providing full technical engineering support to the Production function.
• Resolving breakdowns and carrying out PMs to minimize downtime.
• Maintaining accurate logs and systems with all relevant information.

Skills

Electrical bias

Fault finding

Continuous improvement

Communication

Education

City & Guilds

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description

Requisition ID: 55082

Position Type: FT Permanent

Workplace Arrangement: #LI-Onsite

About the role

We are looking for a Maintenance Engineer with an Electrical bias (or multi-skilled) to join the engineering team at our Taste & Nutrition Manufacturing facility in Runcorn. The successful candidate will perform Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance of assets to maximize plant availability and maintain production.

This is a permanent, full-time position operating on early and late shifts from Monday to Friday, alternating between 5.30 am - 1.30 pm & 1.15 pm - 9.15 pm, with 1 hour less on Friday (5.30 am - 12.30 pm & 12.15 pm - 7.15 pm).

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier, and more sustainable products consumed by billions worldwide. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers opportunities to shape the future of food and grow in a truly global environment.

What you'll be doing

• Providing full technical engineering support to the Production function under the leadership of the Engineering Manager.
• Ensuring electrical integrity of equipment by complying with health and safety policies and regulations.
• Carrying out risk assessments, implementing controls to minimize risks.
• Locking off dangerous machinery or repairing and notifying relevant personnel.
• Resolving breakdowns, carrying out PMs, and working on projects/improvement works to minimize downtime.
• Undertaking PMs on offline machinery when time allows.
• Completing PM sheets thoroughly, noting observations and recommendations, and filing with the Maintenance Planner.
• Gathering information from production personnel to speed up fault-finding.
• Maintaining accurate logs and systems with all relevant information.
• Communicating professionally with external contacts.

What you can bring to the role

• Time-served fully skilled engineer with appropriate qualifications (e.g., City & Guilds).
• Proven maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment (food industry preferred).
• Electrical bias, proficient in hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and skilled in maintaining motors and pumps.
• Expertise in fault finding within electrical systems, including weighing systems.
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with SAP is a plus.
• Flexible, positive, can-do attitude.

What we can offer

Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for growth and career development within a leading food and nutrition technology company. We value diversity and are committed to fair recruitment practices.

Note: Beware of scams. Kerry will not solicit candidates through non-official channels or ask for payment at any stage of the hiring process.