Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (FMCG) - Growth Path

Energy Jobline ZR; Preston; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance: x2 salary

Holidays: 25 days + 8 bank holidays

Company benefits package

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is hiring a Maintenance Engineer to provide hands-on support across our production site. The role is 80% mechanical with 20% electrical duties, focusing on reliability and safety of machinery in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

You will undertake PPM and reactive maintenance, fault finding, and continuous improvement with a team of five engineers. The position is based in Preston, UK, with a 42.5-hour week and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Maintenance engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience within the food/FMCG sector.
• Strong mechanical maintenance background.
• NVQ Level 3 Engineering qualification (or equivalent).
• Experience working with industrial machinery and production equipment.
• Good understanding of mechanical systems, hydraulics, and pneumatics.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance (PPM).
• Diagnose and repair mechanical faults across production machinery.
• Support breakdown response to minimise downtime.
• Maintain and repair chains, belts, bearings, drive systems, pumps, valves.
• Work on bagging machinery, conveyors, mixers, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Carry out equipment inspections and identify improvement opportunities.
• Assist fault finding and basic electrical troubleshooting; PLC fault finding a bonus.
• Ensure maintenance follows safety rules and records are kept.
• Collaborate with production teams to improve equipment reliability.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Mechanical maintenance

FMCG experience

Electrical troubleshooting

PLC fault finding

Education

NVQ Level 3 Engineering

Tools

PLC fault finding

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Electrical maintenance knowledge

Job description

Energy Jobline ZR is hiring a Maintenance Engineer to provide hands-on support across our production site. The role is 80% mechanical with 20% electrical duties, focusing on reliability and safety of machinery in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

You will undertake PPM and reactive maintenance, fault finding, and continuous improvement with a team of five engineers. The position is based in Preston, UK, with a 42.5-hour week and competitive benefits.