Production Engineer

Gap Personnel Limited; Taunton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Gap Personnel Limited is recruiting a hands-on Production Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer to maintain and improve machinery in a food manufacturing operation near Taunton. The role offers a Monday–Friday daytime schedule with a salary of £55,000 - £65,000.

Experience in food manufacturing and a valid driving licence are advantageous, and own transport is essential due to the site's location. You will work closely with the production team to keep machinery safe, efficient and ready to deliver,

Qualifications

• Experience as a Production Engineer or similar hands-on role.
• Experience maintaining and repairing manufacturing machinery.
• Strong fault-finding skills and a proactive approach to preventing breakdowns.
• Experience delivering PPM and responding to production downtime.
• Ability to work independently and communicate clearly with production colleagues.
• Relevant engineering qualifications or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production machinery and equipment.
• Responding to breakdowns, diagnosing faults and completing repairs to minimise downtime.
• Identifying recurring issues and tackling their root causes.
• Improving equipment reliability, performance and production efficiency.
• Planning maintenance around production requirements to minimise disruption.
• Keeping accurate records of maintenance, repairs and outstanding work.
• Ensuring engineering activities meet site health and safety, hygiene and food safety standards.

Skills

Fault finding

PPM experience

Maintenance of machinery

Root cause analysis

Independent worker

Education

Engineering qualifications

Job description

Production Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Taunton, Somerset

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm
Own transport essential due to the site’s location

Great engineering keeps production moving. Can you help keep this food manufacturing operation running at its best?

We’re recruiting a hands‑on Production Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer to maintain and improve machinery within a food manufacturing environment near Taunton.

If you enjoy fault‑finding, solving practical problems and making equipment more reliable, this role offers the opportunity to make a real impact on day‑to‑day production—with a Monday‑to‑Friday daytime schedule.

The role

Working closely with the production team, you’ll help keep machinery safe, efficient and ready to deliver. Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production machinery and equipment.
• Responding to breakdowns, diagnosing faults and completing repairs to minimise downtime.
• Identifying recurring issues and tackling their root causes.
• Improving equipment reliability, performance and production efficiency.
• Planning maintenance around production requirements to minimise disruption.
• Keeping accurate records of maintenance, repairs and outstanding work.
• Ensuring engineering activities meet site health and safety, hygiene and food safety standards.

What we’re looking for

• Experience as a Production Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Maintenance Engineer or in a similar hands‑on role.
• Practical experience maintaining and repairing manufacturing machinery.
• Strong fault‑finding skills and a proactive approach to preventing breakdowns.
• Experience delivering PPM and responding to production downtime.
• The ability to work independently and communicate clearly with production colleagues.
• Relevant engineering qualifications or equivalent practical experience.
• Food manufacturing experience would be advantageous.
• A driving licence and access to your own transport are essential due to the location.

Why apply?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of machinery performance, put your engineering skills to practical use and see the results of your work across the production floor.