Manufacturing Support Engineer

Advocate Group; Haydock; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Advocate Group is seeking a proactive Manufacturing Support Engineer to maximise equipment reliability and drive continuous improvement across a busy FMCG facility in the UK. You will support maintenance planning, troubleshoot faults, and collaborate with production teams to meet KPIs and daily targets.

Join a team focused on Lean methodologies and safe, efficient operations, with opportunities to influence productivity and cost performance through proactive engineering and hands-on problem

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification such as HNC, HND or equivalent.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience within a manufacturing, FMCG, food, packaging or process environment.
• Knowledge of PLCs, pneumatics, hydraulics and automated machinery.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Kaizen, 5S or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
• A hands-on, proactive approach with a strong focus on safety and operational excellence.
• Flexibility to support business needs, including shift or additional hours when required.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and improving manufacturing equipment to maximise uptime and performance.
• Delivering planned and preventative maintenance activities across site operations.
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out effective repairs to minimise downtime.
• Driving production efficiency, OEE improvements and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Supporting production teams to achieve operational KPIs and daily targets.
• Managing spare parts, stock control and engineering housekeeping standards.
• Ensuring all maintenance activities comply with health & safety and manufacturing standards.
• Contributing to projects focused on improving productivity, reliability and cost performance.

Skills

Fault-finding

Problem-solving

Lean Manufacturing

TPM

Kaizen

5S

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

Tools

PLCs

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Automated machinery

Job description

Looking for a role where you can make a real impact on production performance? We're working with our client in the food and beverage industry to hire a proactive Manufacturing Support Engineer to help maximise equipment reliability, drive continuous improvement, and support the efficient operation of a busy manufacturing facility.

What you'll be doing

• Maintaining and improving manufacturing equipment to maximise uptime and performance
• Delivering planned and preventative maintenance activities across site operations
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out effective repairs to minimise downtime
• Driving production efficiency, OEE improvements and continuous improvement initiatives
• Supporting production teams to achieve operational KPIs and daily targets
• Managing spare parts, stock control and engineering housekeeping standards
• Ensuring all maintenance activities comply with health & safety and manufacturing standards
• Contributing to projects focused on improving productivity, reliability and cost performance

What we're looking for

• Engineering qualification such as HNC, HND or equivalent
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Experience within a manufacturing, FMCG, food, packaging or process environment
• Knowledge of PLCs, pneumatics, hydraulics and automated machinery
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Kaizen, 5S or similar continuous improvement methodologies
• A hands-on, proactive approach with a strong focus on safety and operational excellence
• Flexibility to support business needs, including shift or additional hours when required

Why apply?

• Join a growing manufacturing business where engineering plays a critical role in operational success
• Work with modern production equipment and automation technologies
• Be part of a team focused on continuous improvement and innovation
• Opportunities to develop your technical and leadership skills
• Competitive salary and excellent benefits package
• We are a certified 'Great Place to Work!'