Plant Engineer (Powdered Bag Filling)

ZipRecruiter; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Liverpool is seeking a multi-skilled maintenance engineer with both mechanical and electrical experience. The role involves reactive and planned preventative maintenance on filling lines and robotics. Candidates should be familiar with hydraulics, pneumatics, and SCADA systems. A proactive and solution-focused approach is essential for maintaining production uptime.

Qualifications

• Experience with powdered bag filling lines and associated systems.
• Ability to work safely and effectively under pressure.
• Proven experience in maintenance in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Undertake reactive and planned preventative maintenance.
• Ensure maximum production uptime and availability.
• Work collaboratively with the senior team to report on KPIs.

Skills

Mechanical experience

Electrical experience

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Fault finding

PLC familiarity

SCADA systems knowledge

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a multi-skilled maintenance engineer with mechanical and electrical experience to join a team undertaking reactive and planned preventative maintenance works within a busy manufacturing environment.

This role will be primarily focused on powdered bag filling lines, with Erkomat fillers, ABB robotics and the associated conveyor transport and wrapping systems controlled by a bespoke SCADA system. Experience and familiarity with these or similar systems is essential for this role.

You will have experience of working in a similar environment involving hydraulics, pneumatics, gearboxes, belts, chains, conveyors, single and three phase electrical, sensors, relays, fault finding etc together with experience of working with PLCs and SCADA systems.

You will be used to working safely and have a solution focused approach, a good communicator and team player. You will be used to working to clear KPIs and providing ongoing reporting to the senior team.

This is on a single site with work Monday-Friday with the requirement for some PPM work to undertaken out of hours and planned in advance.

You must have a can do approach, the ability to work under pressure, be proactive and have a strong desire to prevent issues wherever possible while maximising production uptime and availability.