Mechanical Maintenance Engineer in L34, Knowsley, Merseyside

Energy Jobline CVL; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Free parking

On-site parking

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer for our Knowsley site. The role focuses on maintaining plant equipment and utilities through planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown support, ensuring safe, reliable operation in a hygiene‑critical environment.

You’ll contribute to engineering improvements, upgrades, and site development projects within a modern food manufacturing facility.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial or food manufacturing environment.
• Experience welding and installing pipework systems including fittings and valves.

Responsibilities

• Carry out PPM and reactive mechanical maintenance
• Diagnose faults and minimise equipment downtime
• Maintain and repair motors, gearboxes, pumps, agitators, and valves
• Support industrial utilities including steam boilers and compressed air systems
• Install and modify process pipework, valves, and fittings
• Fabricate basic components using workshop machinery
• Support shutdowns, upgrades, and continuous improvement projects
• Ensure compliance with health & safety and food hygiene standards
• Accurately record maintenance activities and report issues

Skills

Welding

Fault finding

PPM schedules

Health & Safety

Education

Engineering maintenance qualifications

Job description

Job Description

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Knowsley, L34

Salary: £36,000 – £45,000 per annum (DOE) + on‑call allowance

Hours: Full-time | On-site

The Role

We are recruiting a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to support the operation of a modern food manufacturing facility. The role focuses on maintaining plant equipment and utilities through planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown support, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operation in a hygiene‑critical environment.

You’ll also contribute to engineering improvements, upgrades, and site development projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out PPM and reactive mechanical maintenance


• Diagnose faults and minimise equipment downtime


• Maintain and repair motors, gearboxes, pumps, agitators, and valves


• Support industrial utilities including steam boilers and compressed air systems


• Install and modify process pipework, valves, and fittings


• Fabricate basic components using workshop machinery


• Support shutdowns, upgrades, and continuous improvement projects


• Ensure compliance with health & safety and food hygiene standards


• Accurately record maintenance activities and report issues

Requirements

• Relevant qualifications in engineering maintenance and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a mechanical maintenance role within an industrial or food manufacturing environment.


• Experience in welding and installing pipework systems including fittings and valves. Coded welding .


• Minimum 3 years’ mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial or food manufacturing environment


• Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving skills


• Experience with PPM schedules and breakdown repairs


• Good understanding of health & safety and hygiene compliance

Desirable Certifications

• Confined Space


• FLT Licence


• PASMA / MEWP Licence

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary with on‑call allowance


• Stable, long‑term opportunity within a growing manufacturing site


• Involvement in modernisation and expansion projects


• Supportive engineering team and development opportunities

If you’re a hands‑on Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking for a technically varied role in a regulated manufacturing environment, we’d like to hear from you.

Benefits

• Company pension


• Free parking


• On‑site parking