Maintenance Technician – Electrical & Mechanical Upkeep

Sealed Air; Malvern; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods, keep manufacturing running safely, efficiently and reliably. As a Maintenance Technician you’ll work with advanced production equipment, troubleshoot issues and perform preventative maintenance to support continuous improvement.

You will collaborate across the site, support apprentices and junior technicians, and help ensure we deliver quality products to customers while upholding health, safety and environmental

Qualifications

• Engineering apprenticeship or technical qualification, ideally electrical.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing industrial equipment and electrical components.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, diagrams, specifications.
• Experience using hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring instruments.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to prioritize workloads in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control system issues across manufacturing equipment.
• Carry out planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance activities to maximize equipment uptime and reliability.
• Investigate root causes of equipment failures and implement long-term corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, efficiency, quality, and cost reduction.
• Use maintenance management systems (CMMS) to document activities, track equipment history, and support maintenance planning.
• Ensure all work is completed in line with health, safety, environmental, and housekeeping standards.
• Provide technical guidance and support to apprentices and less experienced technicians when required.
• Leverage predictive maintenance technologies and data to improve equipment performance and reliability

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Reading schematics/diagrams

Problem solving

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Engineering apprenticeship or technical qualification in Engineering (electrical focus)

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Precision measuring instruments

Job description

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods, keep manufacturing running safely, efficiently and reliably. As a Maintenance Technician you’ll work with advanced production equipment, troubleshoot issues and perform preventative maintenance to support continuous improvement.

You will collaborate across the site, support apprentices and junior technicians, and help ensure we deliver quality products to customers while upholding health, safety and environmental