Manufacturing Support Engineer

The Advocate Group; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

The Advocate Group is partnering with a busy food and beverage manufacturer to recruit a Manufacturing Support Engineer. You will maximise equipment reliability, drive continuous improvement and support efficient operation of the site to hit production targets.

Across maintenance planning, fault diagnosis, spare parts management and safety compliance, you will work with production teams to improve OEE, reduce downtime and deliver cost-efficient performance.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification such as HNC, HND or equivalent.
• Apprenticeship-trained engineer or equivalent industry experience.
• 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

Manufacturing experience

PLC knowledge

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Automation

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

5S

Hands-on

Safety-focused

Operational excellence

Flexibility

Shift work

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

Apprenticeship-trained engineer

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
• Apprenticeship-trained engineer or equivalent industry experience
• 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 benefits package

If you're a driven engineer who enjoys solving problems, improving performance and keeping operations running at their best, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or contact me directly at (url removed)