Maintenance Technician - Injection Moulding (Panama Shift)

Imperium Recruitment; Lower Darwen; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site car park

Canteen facilities

Learning & Development opportunities

Job summary

Imperium Recruitment is seeking a confident Mechanical Maintenance Technician for a busy manufacturing site in Blackburn. You will maintain and repair injection and blow moulding machinery, with a solid hydraulics background and strong teamwork to ensure consistent product quality.

The role operates on a Panama shift pattern (2 weeks days, 2 weeks nights) and offers 34 days holiday including a Christmas shutdown, plus on-site parking and canteen facilities.

Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained or time-served Maintenance Engineer, Level 2 considered depending on experience.
• Experience working on injection moulding machines would be an advantage.
• Mechanical background.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Proactive, flexible and a strong team player.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance of machinery on site.
• Diagnose and fault-find, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic faults.
• Support machine changeovers, tool changes and continuous improvement activity.
• Work closely with production teams to minimise downtime.
• Ensure all work is carried out in line with health & safety procedures.
• Complete maintenance documentation accurately.

Skills

Fault-finding

Team player

Proactive

Mechanical background

Education

Apprentice-trained or time-served maintenance engineer

Job description

Imperium Recruitment is seeking a confident Mechanical Maintenance Technician for a busy manufacturing site in Blackburn. You will maintain and repair injection and blow moulding machinery, with a solid hydraulics background and strong teamwork to ensure consistent product quality.

The role operates on a Panama shift pattern (2 weeks days, 2 weeks nights) and offers 34 days holiday including a Christmas shutdown, plus on-site parking and canteen facilities.