Reliability Maintenance Technician

Newly Weds Foods; Banbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food ingredients company based in Banbury is looking for a qualified engineering technician to maintain and improve plant equipment efficiency. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, compliance with health and safety regulations, and managing maintenance records. This site-based role works 12-hour shifts and offers a contractor compensation of £300-£400 per day, with an average annual salary of £35,000 to £37,000. A flexible approach and travel to other UK sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years troubleshooting and repair experience in FMCG manufacturing or industrial processing.
• Ability to work rotating 12-hour shifts including weekends and bank holidays.
• Current licences for Reach truck, Counterbalance, or PPT.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient resolution of breakdowns and preventative maintenance.
• Identify and rectify faults or hazards in a timely manner.
• Maintain compliance with health, safety, hygiene, and food safety regulations.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Welding (TIG, MMA)

Teamwork

Communication skills

Diagnostic skills

Flexibility

Problem-solving

Education

BTEC HNC / NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

18th Edition Electrical Certificate

Basic Health & Safety qualification

Basic Food Hygiene qualification

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

PLC systems

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ensure plant, equipment and facilities breakdowns are resolved efficiently and effectively, attending to preventative maintenance programmes and meeting manufacturing objectives.
• Maintain plant and equipment to ensure it performs to necessary efficiency standards and complies with company policies, procedures and standards.
• Identify, diagnose and rectify faults/breakdowns in a timely safe manner.
• Identify potential faults and hazards, communicate and offer solutions, liaising with Maintenance and Production Management to plan corrective actions within planned maintenance windows.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance activities and offer improvements and additions to the Preventative Maintenance Plan, streamlining and improving the system wherever possible.
• Utilise and improve the CMMS to ensure it is kept up to date with all relevant information.
• Assist the Engineering Manager with plant improvements, offering improvement suggestions and ensuring minimal downtime through effective planned maintenance.
• Prioritise and manage workload ensuring minimum impact on production efficiency.
• Manage and improve standards of Health and Safety, hygiene, quality and food safety.
• Ensure that all tasks are conducted safely, adhering to NWF Health & Safety Regulations, working in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and reporting any hazards.
• Adherence to Corporate Sanitation Standards ensuring that the department operates to the highest standards of hygiene.
• Facilitate and execute continuous improvement activities.
• Support the achievement of customer service levels and production plan.
• Issue permits, coordinate and assist contractors where required.
• Adapt an "Always Audit Ready" approach.
• Ensure all relevant paperwork is completed correctly and in a timely manner.
• Ensure engineering stock is kept up to date and at the required stock levels.
• Implement and adhere to hygiene, health & safety and food safety regulations.
• Factory start‑up, machine testing and supporting all manufacturing facilities as required.
• Ensure all maintenance records are recorded on the CMMS system.
• Undertake training and assist in training other or new members of staff as required.
• Work at all times in accordance with the Company’s Dignity at Work policy.
• Undertake such other duties as may be required within the general scope of the job.

Person Specification

• BTEC HNC / NVQ Level 3, or equivalent in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
• IPAF licence or equivalent
• 18th Edition Electrical Certificate
• Ability to weld (TIG, MMA)
• Current Reach truck / Counterbalance / PPT licences
• Basic Health & Safety and Basic Food Hygiene qualifications
• Time‑served qualified engineering technician, with PLC experience desirable
• Minimum of 3 years of troubleshooting and repair experience within an FMCG manufacturing or industrial processing environment
• ATEX experience would be an advantage
• Knowledge of Unity system
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office
• Experienced in bakery and food blending equipment
• Must have a "Can Do" attitude
• Good diagnostic skills
• Experience and knowledge of delivering CI activities
• Extensive experience and knowledge of engineering stores, stock management and preventative maintenance
• Excellent communication skills; must be fluent in English at a Technical level
• Proficient written, numerical and verbal skills
• Reliable and methodical
• Calm under pressure
• Flexible in approach
• Good communication skills, being able to communicate confidently at all levels
• Ability to work as part of a team as well individually
• Ability to understand and adhere to company procedures and health & safety regulations

Additional Information

These are site‑based roles, working rotating 12‑hour shift patterns (07.00‑19.00 & 19.00‑07.00) which include weekends and bank holidays. A degree of flexibility is required. Although based at the Banbury site, you will be expected to travel to other sites across the UK network and support with PLC systems or small projects when required.

These are contractor roles, paying £300‑£400 per day. You will need to invoice us weekly for payment.

Compensation

£35,000 – £37,000 per annum (average uncapped bonus of £5,800 per annum). In addition, this contractor role offers £300‑£400 per day, requiring weekly invoicing.

About Us

Newly Weds® Foods is a leading, privately owned global food ingredients business and has been innovating since 1932. The European division is a market leader in the manufacture of coatings, seasonings and functional ingredient systems. Today, Newly Weds® Foods is a world leader in food ingredient technology. A network of R&D, manufacturing and service facilities around the globe allows us to serve our customers’ needs in more than 68 countries. But despite our size and scope, we’ve continued to be an independent, family‑owned business answerable only to the demands of our customers. That’s why we continue to invest in infrastructure, human resources and capacity to keep pace with our customers’ needs and expectations.