Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer

ETS Consulting Ltd; Middleton; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

ETS Consulting Ltd in Manchester is seeking a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer to support a leading FMCG producer on a fast-paced packaging line. You will perform planned and preventative maintenance on blow moulding, flow wrappers, labeling and conveyors, ensuring maximum line efficiency.

The role requires an apprentice-trained mechanical engineer with hydraulic and automated machinery experience, able to fault-find and work in a team or autonomously.

Qualifications

• Minimum full apprenticeship in mechanical engineering.
• Experience with high-speed automated manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with hydraulic & automated machinery and packaging line equipment.
• PPM experience and ability to work in a team or autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned and preventative maintenance on high-speed packaging machinery.
• Fault find on blow moulding, flow wrappers, labeling, packaging and conveyor systems.
• Provide technical support for pipe work rationalisation and steel fabrication using welding skills.
• Work effectively in a team or autonomously as required.

Job description

Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer - FMCG

Location: Manchester

Salary: £53,500 + Pen + Overtime

4on 4off (2 Days 2 Nights)

Reference: JO7528/PW

The Company

An excellent opportunity has arisen with one of the UK's instantly recognisable manufacturers, who are an International employer specialising in the production of private label household products for the consumer and chemical industries using plastic blow Moulding technology. They are one of Europe's leading manufacturers within their market place with over 85 years experience and over 5000 employees Europe wide.

The Role

You will have served a minimum of a full apprenticeship in mechanical engineering and have experience working within planned and preventative maintenance schedules, working within a high speed automated environment. There will be lots of fast moving machinery such as blow moulding machines, flow wrappers and labelling machines, together with packaging and conveyor systems. The successful candidate will also provide technical expertise and support regarding pipe work rationalisation and steel fabrication using specialist welding skills.

KEY SKILLS

• Apprentice Trained Engineer in Mechanical Engineering
• Experience of Hydraulic & Automated machinery
• Understanding of PPM systems

In addition, you will need the ability to work within a team or autonomously as required. You will also have a strong multi-skilled background with the ability to fault find on a variety of production equipment.

There will be a great deal of technical development, which will aid your longer term career prospects within this instantly recognisable group.

If one of our consultants contacts you in relation to this role, you will be required to provide ETS Consulting with proof of your identity along with proof of your eligibility to work in the United Kingdom