Maintenance Technician

IPL Schoeller; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading packaging solutions manufacturer is seeking a Maintenance Technician in Hull and East Yorkshire. The role involves carrying out maintenance on machinery, rectifying faults, and ensuring health and safety compliance. Candidates should possess NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an engineering discipline and experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Proficiency in engineering drawings and PLC systems is essential. This is a great opportunity to make a real difference in a growing company.

Qualifications

• Achieved NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualifications in engineering.
• Experience in a maintenance engineering role within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to understand and amend engineering drawings and diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance activities on site machinery.
• Identify and rectify equipment faults efficiently.
• Support continuous improvement by monitoring equipment performance.

Skills

Maintenance engineering experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Health and safety compliance

Education

NVQ Level 3 in engineering or equivalent

HNC (preferred)

Tools

CMMS TPM system

PLC knowledge

Job description

Who We Are

On July 1, 2025, IPL Plastics merged with Schoeller Allibert to form IPL Schoeller (the ‘company’). The Company’s operations are split across North America (11 manufacturing plants) and Europe (16 manufacturing plants).

The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. IPL Schoeller is a leading manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging solutions across a range of end market segments including returnable transit packaging, consumer and industrial packaging, environmental containers and agricultural packaging. The company employs c.4,100 employees across North America (1,600 employees) and Europe (2,500 employees).

The role

This is an integral role in our operations in which daily setting activities are controlled so that service to production is maintained with tool changes and first offs in line with ‘On Time in Full’ (OTIF) principles. The role will work as part of a broader team of operational colleagues to methodically solve problems that arise during and after tool changes, focusing on machine uptime and high-quality standards.

As a Maintenance Technician at IPL you will

• Carry out maintenance activities on site machinery through effective planned maintenance routines alongside reactive responses to unplanned breakdowns.
• Identify and rectify equipment faults efficiently while ensuring compliance with health and safety standards and regulations.
• Maintain a safe working environment for yourself and others at all times, be proactive in raising potential health and safety issues and develop safety awareness.
• Support continuous improvement by monitoring equipment performance, efficiency and waste reduction.
• Carry out routine equipment installations and support the implementation of new projects.
• Accurately log all work completed, maintaining detailed records of maintenance activities.
• Work alongside stakeholder departments to ensure that skills and knowledge are transferred across Operations to increase machine availability and drive improvements.
• Support training and development of junior colleagues and production operators, ensuring knowledge transfer on equipment and basic maintenance.
• Ensure clear shift handovers by effectively communicating key updates and actions.

Person Specification

• Achieved a minimum NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) qualification in an engineering discipline, ideally HNC.
• Proven experience within a maintenance engineering role from a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
• The ability to understand and amend engineering drawings and diagrams.
• A working knowledge of variable speed drives, inverters and PLCs.
• Experience of utilising a CMMS TPM system.
• Ability to work as part of a team or on your own initiative in a fast‑paced, challenging environment.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, to interact comfortably with all levels of the organisation.

If you have the above experience and are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, apply today to find out more!