MSK Engineer - (Electrical/Mechanical) - Food Manufacturing

ZipRecruiter; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading food manufacturing company as an MSK Engineer in Wrexham. You will provide essential technical support to ensure efficient production processes, working with advanced PLC systems and automated machinery. This role offers a competitive salary, career development opportunities, and the chance to make a significant impact in a new facility.

Benefits

Paid overtime

22 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Proven experience with planned and preventative intervention maintenance in food manufacturing.
• Experience with PLC systems and automated robotics machinery.

Responsibilities

• Ensure production downtime is minimized through maintenance.
• Manage reactive maintenance and respond to breakdowns.
• Contribute to planned preventative maintenance programme.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Problem-solving

PLC systems

Preventative maintenance

Education

BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Are you experienced with PLC systems, modern technology and highly automated, efficient production processes. Would you welcome a new challenge to be part of a highly ambitious food manufacturing business, joining at an exciting time where you’ll be able to make a real difference? If so, these rewarding career opportunities are not to be missed!

Our Company

With significant investment secured, including £10.5m for high-tech machinery, this is a brilliant opportunity to be part of an ambitious business where you will be involved from the outset and will be well rewarded for the positive impact you make on the company, with plenty of opportunity for further career development.

Dearboy Petcare is a brand-new manufacturer of high quality petfood, new to Wrexham. The business will be serving natural and nutritious pet food to pet owners in the UK and globally.

The Role – MSK Engineer

Reporting to our Engineering Manager, you will work as part of the flexible team to provide technical and engineering support in order to keep the site running efficiently, identifying areas for engineering improvements to enhance quality, efficiency and safety, whilst still operating with regard to current legislative compliance.

You will be working closely with our automation equipment from suppliers in Europe, developing knowledge that will enable you to get involved with the machinery and equipment.

Reliability of production equipment is essential, and this is where you will play an ongoing key role by:

· Ensuring production downtime is kept to an absolute minimum, completing planned and preventative maintenance for a wide variety of equipment including but not limited to; Siemens PLC system, conveyor system, boiler and steam system, depositors, packing system, robotic tray sealing machine, jet printer etc.

· Managing reactive maintenance and responding to breakdowns

· Completing the daily striping down and rebuilding of machines once cleaned by colleagues

· Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety operating procedures, and ensuring company and customer technical standards are maintained

· Contributing to the construction of a planned preventative maintenance programme

· Identifying improvements and carrying out the improvement plan

· Training and mentoring newer members of the team as it evolves

The Package

As a MSK Engineer working at our brand-new manufacturing facility on the Wrexham Industrial Estate, you will benefit from:

· Permanent contract with full time hours, which initially will be 8 hour shifts 5 days per week although the shift pattern will evolve as we move towards a 6 day per week operation - to be discussed at interview

· Starting salary in the region of £44,000 to £48,000 with the level dependent on skills, experience and qualifications. A higher salary may be negotiable for a candidate with significant relevant engineering experience within the food production sector.

· Paid overtime, where available

· 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays. Time given in lieu where Bank Holiday worked.

Requirements

· Proven experience with planned and preventative intervention maintenance, preferably gained within a food manufacturing business

· Experience with PLC systems and automated robotics machinery

· Exceptional electrical fault finding and problem-solving skills

· Understanding of PPM systems in an FMCG environment

· Qualified to at least minimum BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

· Proactive and flexible approach to work, prepared to be hands on as part of the wider team