Maintenance Technician (Mechanical Bias)

Allied Mills; Manchester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Allied Mills in Manchester is seeking a Maintenance Technician (Mechanical Bias) to join an experienced team at our flour mill. You will perform planned, predictive and reactive maintenance on plant equipment, following safety and quality standards, and carry out repairs to keep production running efficiently.

The right candidate will have at least 5 years as a maintenance engineer in an operational FMCG setting, with an engineering apprenticeship and City & Guilds Level 3 NVQ, plus hands-on

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience as a maintenance engineer in an operational environment (preferably FMCG).
• Completion of an engineering apprenticeship/traineeship with City and Guilds Level 3 NVQ or equivalent.
• Experience with mechanical and electrical industrial systems.
• Experience replacing drive couplings, chains, belts and conveyors.
• Replacement and care of rolling element bearings; knowledge of compressed air and pneumatic control systems.

Responsibilities

• Operate to procedures within site quality, environmental and health and safety systems.
• Contribute to continual plant improvement across departments/sites.
• Maintain engineering safety on site.
• Assist with monitoring external contractors on site and site rules.
• Carry out daily monitoring inspections and self-audits on a weekly rota.
• Lead small to medium projects and site process improvements.
• Use Maximo to record labour/materials and carry out PPM/PdM.
• Carry out repairs to plant equipment and services promptly.
• Participate in the maintenance call-out program.
• Analyse and rectify defects using RCA where applicable.

Skills

Mechanical systems

Electrical systems

Drive couplings & belts

Bearings maintenance

Pneumatic control systems

Education

City and Guilds Level 3 NVQ

Engineering apprenticeship/ traineeship

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Job description

Career Opportunities: Maintenance Technician (Mechanical Bias) (4244)

Requisition ID4244-Posted21/09/2026- Region (1) - Job Category (1) -Permanent-Full Time- Company (1)

Hours: Monday to Friday 7am - 3:30pm / 2pm - 12am (call out rota every 1 in 5 weeks)

We have a great opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias) to join an experienced team, providing a first-class service at our flour mill. In this role, the successful candidate will carry out planned, predictive and reactive maintenance tasks in line with safety and quality standards. They will safely carry out all repairs to plant equipment and services as quickly and efficiently as possible andcontribute to the continual improvement of the plant. .

Key Accountabilities

To operate to procedures as defined within site quality, environmental and health and safety systems and standards.

Contributes to continual improvement of the plant, processes and working environment through generating and implementing improvements and working collaboratively across departments/sites.

Responsible for engineering safety on site

To assist with monitoring external contractors on site, ensuring familiarisation with site rules.

Carries out daily monitoring inspections and self-audits in each area of the plant on a weekly rota

Responsible for small to medium projects and site process improvements

Uses the Maximo system, ensuring labour and material expended are recorded and PPM/PdM are carried out for all areas of the site.

Safely carries out all repairs to plant equipment and services as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Participates in the call out program for maintenance faults.

Analyses and rectifies plant/process defects in a timely manner using RCA where applicable.

The Right Person

A minimum of 5 years experience as a maintenance engineer in an operational environment, preferably FMCG, food or drink.

Completion of a recognised Engineering apprenticeship/traineeship, with a minimum of City and Guilds Level 3 NVQ qualification or equivalent..

• Experience of mechanical and electrical industrial systems
• Experience/knowledge of replacing mechanical drive couplings, chains, belts, conveyors
• Replacement and care of rolling element bearings.
• Knowledge on compressed air and pneumatic control systems and components