Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Food) - 3-Shift

Brazen Search; Limerick; On-site; EUR 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Competitive benefits package

Ongoing training and careerprogression

Job summary

Brazen Search is recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a leading food manufacturer in Limerick, Ireland. The role focuses on preventative and reactive maintenance across production and packaging lines, with opportunities to contribute to continuous improvement and reliability improvements.

The ideal candidate will have an engineering qualification and strong electrical/mechanical maintenance skills, plus experience in food manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Must have recognised engineering qualification (Level 6 Craft Certificate, NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, HNC or equivalent).
• Multiskilled with strong electrical and mechanical maintenance experience.
• Experience in food manufacturing or fast-paced environments preferred.
• Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
• PLC fault-finding experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on production and packaging equipment.
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Support continuous improvement projects to enhance equipment reliability and production efficiency.
• Work closely with production teams to maximise machine availability.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and ensure compliance with food safety and health & safety standards.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Fault-finding

PLC fault-finding

Education

Engineering qualification (Level 6 / NVQ3 / City & Guilds / HNC)

Job description

Brazen Search is recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer for a leading food manufacturer in Limerick, Ireland. The role focuses on preventative and reactive maintenance across production and packaging lines, with opportunities to contribute to continuous improvement and reliability improvements.

The ideal candidate will have an engineering qualification and strong electrical/mechanical maintenance skills, plus experience in food manufacturing.