Maintenance Engineer - Gainsborough

RecruitMe; Gainsborough CP; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative manufacturer of vitamins and supplements is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join their dynamic team. In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for maintaining and optimizing production equipment, ensuring efficient operations in a fast-paced environment. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and work with state-of-the-art machinery. With a commitment to quality and safety, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality products to customers worldwide. Join this award-winning company and take the next step in your engineering career!

Benefits

Free on-site secure parking

Employee social events

Free employee refreshments

Access to discounted nutraceutical products

Qualifications

• Level 3 Engineering Qualification or equivalent is essential.
• Relevant experience in manufacturing engineering is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned maintenance on production and packaging machinery.
• Identify and resolve mechanical and electrical faults quickly.

Skills

Mechanical Fault Diagnosis

Electrical Fault Diagnosis

Process Optimization

Quality Control

Education

Level 3 Engineering Qualification

Tools

ERP Systems

Microsoft Applications

Manufacturing Machinery

Job description

Gainsborough - £38,500 – £41,334 per annum + Benefits - (Any 5 of 7 days, 40 hours per week)

About the Role

We are working with an extremely innovative and ambitious world leading manufacturer of vitamins and supplements, a true Lincolnshire success story.

They are currently looking for an additional Maintenance Engineer to support their growth.

If you’re an upbeat and self-motivated engineer who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

This is a hands-on role where you will apply your engineering expertise to keep production running efficiently and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

As a Maintenance Engineer, you’ll work in state of the art facilities and play a vital role in a fast paced business where vitamin and supplements are delivered to over 50 countries.

As a Maintenance Engineer, you’ll work with a wide range of equipment, including capsule, tablet, gummy and softgel manufacturing machinery, as well as packaging and blending equipment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Maintenance & Repairs – Carry out planned maintenance on production and packaging machinery.
2. Fault Diagnosis – Quickly identify and resolve mechanical and electrical faults to minimise downtime.
3. Process Optimisation – Continuously improve production processes to enhance efficiency and reliability. Monitor production Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and work to improve these metrics.
4. Quality Control - Maintain a positive focus on costs, quality, and health and safety.

What We're Looking For

Qualifications & Experience:

1. Level 3 Engineering Qualification (or equivalent) – ideally cross-trade accredited.
2. Relevant experience in manufacturing engineering, preferably in food, pharmaceutical, or nutraceutical industries.
3. Hands-on experience with automatic filling, capping, blister packaging, labelling machinery.
4. Proficiency in ERP and Microsoft applications.

Technical Knowledge:

1. Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings.

Ideally, experience with various types of manufacturing and packaging equipment, including capsule & tablet manufacturing, gummy & softgel production, blending & packaging lines or metal detection systems would be useful.

Bonuses & Benefits

1. Role-specific non-contractual bonuses
2. Incremental holiday scheme – 29 days + 1 additional day per year (capped at 5 days)
3. Company pension & Death in Service benefit (2x annual salary)
4. Loyalty bonus schemes – rewards at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years’ service

Career Growth & Work-Life Balance

1. You will be working for a multi-award winning business, positioning them as the one of the best supplement manufacturers in the UK
2. Opportunities for career development & progression
3. Smarter flexible working opportunities

Perks & Wellbeing

1. Free on-site secure parking
2. Employee social events & well-being initiatives
3. Free employee refreshments
4. Employee ‘Health Hub’ with access to discounted nutraceutical products

Apply Today!

If you're an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity within a growing company, we'd love to hear from you!