Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Kingdom People; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingdom People is seeking a seasoned Multi-Skilled Engineer (Mechanical Bias) to join a busy food manufacturing site in Blackburn. The role covers reactive maintenance and planned preventive maintenance across weekends, ensuring plant reliability.

You will diagnose mechanical and electrical faults, install and commission new equipment, and support changeovers, setups, and continuous improvement initiatives. Strong CMMS and safety knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG operations and BRC audited.
• Ability to diagnose mechanical and electrical faults.
• Experience using CMMS and reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults site-wide.
• Install/commission new and repaired machinery.
• Assist with changeovers, setup and adjustments.
• Improve machine performance and reduce downtime.
• Manage CMMS daily reports and complete PPM tasks.
• Support capital projects and CI initiatives.

Skills

Fault diagnosis

Electrical safety

CMMS experience

Continuous improvement

Maintenance planning

Education

17th edition wiring regulations

Tools

CMMS system

PC literate

Job description

Multi-Skilled Engineer (Mechanical Bias)

Blackburn

Multi-Skilled Engineer (Mechanical Bias)

The Role

Are you an experienced Multi-skilled Engineer looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity to join an established food manufacturing client in Blackburn. This role is to cover reactive maintenance throughout the weekend and PPM work on weekends.

Multi-Skilled Engineer (Mechanical Bias)

Main Responsibilities

• Efficient diagnosis and correction of mechanical and electrical faults site-wide
• Installation and commissioning of all new and repaired machinery and equipment
• Assist manufacturing with machinery adjustments, changeovers and set up
• Machine performance improvements and reduction of downtime, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives
• Daily responsible utilising the CMMS system as applicable:
• The daily reporting of breakdowns
• Complete all assigned PPM & corrective activities
• Prioritisation of repair work based on business priorities
• Understandingfailure root cause analysisexperience of FMECA
• Supporting External Contractors
• Technical support for production when required
• To maintain the highest standards in housekeeping, adopting a clean as you go policy
• To maintain the highest standards in completing paperwork and CMMS entries ensuring the quality of information is clear and concise.
• Supporting with Capital Projects development and implementation.
• Support the CI culture and related projects across the engineering and Production department

Multi-Skilled Engineer (Mechanical Bias)

The Candidate

• Able to prove competency in all forms of isolation, electrical safety and safe panel entry
• Ideally have at least 17th edition wiring regulations
• Experience of FMCG operations must be BRC Audited
• PC Literate (thereby able to use computer-based maintenance systems)