Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer – Food Manufacturing

MacGregor Black; Hereford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

MacGregor Black are partnering with a leading food manufacturing business in Hereford to recruit Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineers. You will join the Engineering team to maintain production and processing equipment, performing planned and reactive maintenance to maximise availability and minimise downtime.

This role suits Mechanical, Electrical or Multi‑Skilled engineers with a proactive approach, capable of fault‑finding and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical or Multi-Skilled Engineering.
• Previous maintenance engineering experience within manufacturing, production or a similar environment.
• Strong fault-finding skills in mechanical and electrical systems.
• Ability to work independently while being part of a wider Engineering team.
• Commitment to health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on production machinery.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults.
• Respond effectively to equipment breakdowns to minimise production downtime.
• Maintain conveyors, processing equipment, packaging machinery and automated systems.
• Carry out fault-finding across mechanical and electrical systems.
• Identify recurring issues and suggest improvements to equipment reliability.
• Support continuous improvement and engineering improvement projects.
• Complete maintenance records and documentation accurately.
• Ensure all work is carried out in line with health, safety, food safety and hygiene standards.
• Work closely with Production teams to keep manufacturing operations running efficiently.
• Maintain engineering standards, tools and equipment.

Skills

Fault finding

Maintenance planning

Electrical/Mechanical

Health & safety

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical/Electrical or Multi-Skilled Engineering

Job description

MacGregor Black are partnering with a leading food manufacturing business in Hereford to recruit Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineers. You will join the Engineering team to maintain production and processing equipment, performing planned and reactive maintenance to maximise availability and minimise downtime.

This role suits Mechanical, Electrical or Multi‑Skilled engineers with a proactive approach, capable of fault‑finding and continuous improvement.