Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited; Ripon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading animal nutrition specialist in the UK is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to focus on reactive maintenance for production equipment. This role offers hands-on training, flexible working, and a range of benefits including a company pension scheme. Candidates should have a mechanical maintenance background, preferably with experience in food manufacturing and knowledge of electrical control systems.

Benefits

Hands-on training scheme

Medicare

Employee discount

Company pension scheme

Flexible working options

Overtime

Qualifications

• Experience with machinery across the production line including grinding, milling, and mixing.
• Ability to perform root cause analysis for equipment issues.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Carry out reactive maintenance for production machinery.
• Implement improvements to support the production team.
• Ensure all equipment meets health and safety standards.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance background

Experience in food manufacturing

Knowledge of electrical control systems

Job description

Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias)

Ripon

£30,000 + £40,000 + Hands‑on Training Scheme + Medicare + Employee Discount + Company Pension Scheme + Flexible working options + Overtime + Company Benefits

Are you a Maintenance Engineer with a Mechanical maintenance background or similar looking to join a leading provider for a range of premium animal feeds and nutritional supplement solutions for companies all over the globe, offering flexible working schedule options and hands‑on training?

Do you want the opportunity to join a company that takes pride in their product, driving to create sustainable and health‑driven solutions throughout the UK food chain, offering nutritional solutions and technical expertise to farms across the globe?

On offer is a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer with a background in mechanical maintenance or similar to join an animal nutrition specialist company, which is offering hands‑on‑training as well as personal benefits such as a company pension scheme, health cash plan and optional working schedule.

In the role you, as a Maintenance Engineer or similar, you will carry out primarily reactive maintenance for a range of machinery across the production line, ranging from grinding, milling, mixing and associated production equipment. You will use root cause analysis to resolve and implement improvements to support the production team, ensuring all equipment is aligned with all health and safety requirements.

This role would suit a Maintenance Engineer with a mechanical maintenance background, with preferable experience in a similar industry such as food manufacturing or mills. Preferable background in electrical controls systems and knowledge of industry related machinery such as product transfer systems would be advantageous.

The Role:

• Reactive Maintenance Engineer for grinding, milling, mixing and associated production equipment
• Root cause analysis and continuous improvement
• Ensuring machinery meets all health and safety standards

The Person:

• Mechanical maintenance background
• Experience in food manufacturing or similar
• Knowledge of electrical control systems

REF: BBBH22818JHA

Keywords: Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Food Manufacturing, Mills, Production, Reactive Maintenance, Machinery, Animal Nutrition, North Yorkshire

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