Maintenance Engineer (Food Manufacturing)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment; Ross-on-Wye; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Training

Progression

3.5 Day Weeks

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Engineer (Food Manufacturing) in Hereford to join a large, stable company that offers fully funded electrical courses and ongoing training.

You will perform planned and reactive maintenance on conveyors, pneumatics, hydraulics, and PLCs, with a 12-hour rotating shift pattern averaging 42 hours per week. The role provides funded qualifications and clear progression pathways, contributing to a sustainable future in the FMCG sector.

Qualifications

• Maintenance Engineer with any engineering qualification.
• Opportunity to pursue fully funded electrical courses and qualifications such as the 18th Edition.
• Large, stable employer offering internal training and progression.

Responsibilities

• Planned and reactive maintenance of machinery and equipment.
• Work on conveyors, pneumatics, hydraulics, and PLCs with training provided.
• Pursue funded qualifications such as the 18th Edition.
• Rotating 12-hour shifts (days and nights), averaging 3.5 days per week (42 hours).

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Multi-skilled

Education

Any engineering qualification

Tools

PLC control

Conveyors

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Job description

Maintenance Engineer (Food Manufacturing)

£43,000 - £48,000 + 3.5 Day Weeks + Life Assurance + Training + Progression

Hereford

Are you a Maintenance Engineer with any qualification, looking to elevate your career with fully funded electrical courses, working within one of the largest companies in Britain?

In this role you will be working as part of a skilled team to perform planned and reactive maintenance of machinery and equipment, including conveyors, pneumatics, hydraulics, and PLCs, with ongoing training given.

This company are market leading in their field, supplying their food products to countless restaurants and supermarkets across the UK. They pride themselves on their constant growth and dedication to being environmentally friendly.

This role would suit a Maintenance Engineer looking to join a large, stable company who can further their career through funded qualifications and plenty of internal training.

The Role

• Planned and reactive maintenance of machinery and equipment
• Working on conveyors, pneumatics, hydraulics, and PLCs, with training given
• Fully funded qualifications such as 18th Edition
• Rotating 12-hour shifts (days and nights) averaging 3.5 days per week, equivalent to 42 hours per week annualised

The Person

• Maintenance Engineer

• Any engineering qualification

Reference Number: BBBH23879

Engineer, Mechanical, Electrical, Engineering, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Technician, Multi skilled, 18th, Production, FMCG, Machinery, Machines, Machine, Conveyors, Hereford, Ledbury, Leominster

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.