Maintenance Engineer

Berkley Group; Ireland; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkley Group in Cork is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing and food processing environment. You will support preventative maintenance and continuous improvement to maximise equipment reliability and production uptime.

The role requires hands-on electrical and mechanical fault-finding, strong knowledge of automation and controls, and the ability to work across production and maintenance teams. On-site, full-time position with driving between sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining production and processing machinery.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in food processing, FMCG, cold-chain or refrigeration environments.
• Knowledge of GMP, health & safety practices.
• Ability to complete maintenance records and reports.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the development and implementation of preventative maintenance programmes across the production facility.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on manufacturing and processing equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical, mechanical and automation faults to minimise downtime.
• Maintain and troubleshoot controls, sensors, pneumatics and electrical systems.
• Support safe and efficient operation of maintenance systems and production machinery.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and equipment reliability.
• Work with maintenance and production teams to resolve recurring issues.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and downtime reporting.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with GMP and health & safety procedures.
• Proactively address potential equipment failures before they impact production.

Skills

Electrical systems

Automation & controls

Fault finding

Pneumatics

Maintenance planning

Team collaboration

Job description

Maintenance Engineer - Manufacturing / Food Processing

Location: Cork- Fully Onsite Role

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent (Open to DRC also)

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing and production environment in Cork. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with a strong background in manufacturing maintenance, ideally gained within a food processing, FMCG, cold-chain or refrigeration environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, safety and efficiency of production equipment, while supporting preventative maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives.

Own Car & Driving Licence essential to go between sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the development and implementation of preventative maintenance programmes across the production facility.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on manufacturing and processing equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical, mechanical and automation-related faults to minimise production downtime.
• Maintain and troubleshoot controls, sensors, pneumatics, electrical systems and automated equipment.
• Support the safe and efficient operation of all maintenance systems and production machinery.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, equipment reliability and process optimisation.
• Work closely with the maintenance and production teams to identify and resolve recurring equipment and process issues.
• Support the implementation of improvements and repairs across the manufacturing facility.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and contribute to downtime tracking, failure analysis and MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) reporting.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are carried out in line with GMP, health & safety and company procedures.
• Take a proactive approach to identifying potential equipment failures and addressing issues before they impact production.
• Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Technician or similar engineering role within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience maintaining production and processing machinery.
• Experience within a food processing, FMCG, cold-chain, refrigeration or similar high-volume production environment would be highly advantageous.
• Good understanding of electrical and mechanical engineering, automation and industrial control systems.
• Experience with sensors, pneumatics, controls and electrical systems.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving ability, with the confidence to diagnose and resolve issues on production equipment.
• Experience working within a fast-paced production environment, where minimising downtime is a key priority.
• Understanding of preventative and planned maintenance principles.
• Good computer skills with the ability to complete maintenance records and reports.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• A proactive approach to maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a maintenance/production team.

Backgrounds That Would Suit This Role

• Food manufacturing / food processing
• FMCG manufacturing
• Meat, seafood or dairy processing
• High-volume manufacturing
• Automated production facilities
• Packaging and processing plants
• Other technically complex manufacturing environments

The Opportunity

This is a hands-on engineering role within a busy production facility, offering the opportunity to contribute directly to equipment reliability, preventative maintenance, continuous improvement and production performance. If you have a strong manufacturing maintenance background and are looking for your next opportunity within a progressive production environment, we would be interested in hearing from you.