Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer - Food Processing (Mon-Fri)

Kinetic plc; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

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25 holidays + Bank holidays

Job summary

Kinetic plc in Blackburn is seeking a highly experienced Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to service and maintain food processing machinery. You'll join a tight team, cover early and late shifts (06:00–14:00 and 14:00–22:00) on a Monday–Friday pattern, with a salary around £52,000 and overtime opportunities.

The role focuses on PPMs, rapid fault resolution, spare parts liaison with the Engineering Manager, and driving continuous improvements while upholding HACCP/COSHH/GMP standards.

Qualifications

• Extensive electrical and mechanical knowledge on food processing machinery.
• Process control knowledge applied to packaging lines.
• Experience building electrical control systems from switchgear to software.
• Engineering apprenticeship with BTEC ONC/HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering.
• Proven FMCG engineering and fault-finding track record.
• HACCP, COSHH and GMP awareness and compliance.
• Demonstrated root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• PLC fault finding experience with industrial controllers.
• CMMS experience and knowledge.
• Able to deploy preventative maintenance strategy for the site.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a small team of multi-disciplined engineers.
• Undertake planned preventive maintenance (PPM) on equipment.
• Repair equipment and record actions to identify recurrent faults.
• Coordinate with Engineering Manager and Senior Engineer for parts.
• Minimise downtime following machine breakdowns site-wide.
• Continually develop your skills and knowledge.
• Comply with health, safety and environmental policies.

Skills

Electrical & Mechanical knowledge

Process control knowledge

Electrical control systems design

Electrical Engineering qualifications

FMCG maintenance experience

HACCP/COSHH/GMP knowledge

Root Cause Analysis

PLC fault finding

CMMS experience

Preventative maintenance strategy

Education

Engineering apprenticeship and BTEC ONC/HNC/HND

Job description

Kinetic plc in Blackburn is seeking a highly experienced Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to service and maintain food processing machinery. You'll join a tight team, cover early and late shifts (06:00–14:00 and 14:00–22:00) on a Monday–Friday pattern, with a salary around £52,000 and overtime opportunities.

The role focuses on PPMs, rapid fault resolution, spare parts liaison with the Engineering Manager, and driving continuous improvements while upholding HACCP/COSHH/GMP standards.