Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer – Modern Food Factory

Kpi-Recruiting-Ltd; Diggle; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Care

Workplace pension

Technical training and development

Job summary

KPI-Recruiting-Ltd is recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer in Greater Manchester. The role is based in a brand-new facility with modern workshops, new tools and a strong focus on reliability and progression.

You will maintain and improve a highly automated operation, carrying out reactive and preventative maintenance, fault-finding, and supporting new production lines. Overtime is available on top of a base salary.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance engineering in food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding capabilities.
• Experience maintaining automated manufacturing or packaging equipment.
• A recognised engineering qualification, apprenticeship or equivalent practical experience.
• Proactive approach to maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement.
• The ability to work effectively within a supportive engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out reactive and planned preventative maintenance across production and packaging equipment.
• Fault-finding and diagnosing electrical and mechanical breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Working on mixers, industrial cookers, depositors, conveyors, packaging equipment, spiral freezers and X-ray systems.
• Supporting the commissioning, optimisation and ongoing improvement of newly installed production lines.
• Developing and improving PPM schedules and maintenance procedures.
• Working closely with production teams to ensure equipment reliability and manufacturing efficiency.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, increased reliability and reduced downtime.
• Maintaining high standards of health and safety, food safety and engineering best practice.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

Automated equipment maintenance

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Job description

KPI-Recruiting-Ltd is recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer in Greater Manchester. The role is based in a brand-new facility with modern workshops, new tools and a strong focus on reliability and progression.

You will maintain and improve a highly automated operation, carrying out reactive and preventative maintenance, fault-finding, and supporting new production lines. Overtime is available on top of a base salary.