Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias)

ZipRecruiter; Manchester; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Manchester is seeking a Maintenance Engineer with a mechanical bias. The role focuses on both planned and reactive maintenance to ensure production lines run efficiently. Candidates should have strong fault-finding skills and a background in the food or FMCG sector. This position offers opportunities for development and progression within the company.

Benefits

Bonus

Pension

Healthcare

Qualifications

• Experience in planned and reactive maintenance in Food or FMCG.
• Strong fault-finding skills with PLCs, pneumatics, and hydraulics.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance.
• Ensure production lines run smoothly.
• Support site-wide performance improvements.

Skills

Fault-finding skills

Proactive problem solving

Team player

Education

Apprentice trained

Tools

PLCs

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Job description

Overview

Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias) - Manchester

Salary: £57,000 + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare

Shifts: 4 on/off (2 days/nights)

Are you an experienced, mechanically biased engineer looking for a role where you can make a real impact? Do you have experience of working in food or FMCG manufacturing?

About the Role

We’re working with a leading food manufacturing business who are looking for a Shift Engineer to join their site-based engineering team. You’ll be carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance, keeping production lines running smoothly and minimising downtime.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll be fault-finding, working with pneumatics and hydraulics, and supporting site-wide performance improvements.

You’ll play a key part in ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and helping to deliver the site’s engineering strategy.

About You

• An apprentice trained, mechanically biased, engineer with experience of planned and reactive maintenance in a Food or FMCG manufacturing environment.
• Strong fault-finding skills (PLCs, pneumatics, hydraulics).
• Proactive and logical approach to problem solving.
• A team player, able to work well with colleagues in engineering and operations/production.

Why Apply?

You’ll be joining a leading food business offering plenty of opportunities for development and progression. To find out more, apply today.