Site Maintenance Engineer – Multi-Skilled
Location: Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire (BD19)
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 plus 10% Shift Allowance
Hours: 40 hours per week (Site Based)
Shift Pattern: Rotating Shifts – 6:00am–2:00pm / 2:00pm–10:00pm
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Site Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing and production environment in Cleckheaton. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer with strong mechanical and electrical maintenance experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced production environment and supporting continuous improvement projects.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring maximum equipment reliability, minimising downtime, supporting production operations, and assisting with the installation and commissioning of new machinery and equipment across the site.
Key Responsibilities
* Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across manufacturing and production equipment.
* Diagnose and repair faults on electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and control systems.
* Support installation, commissioning and integration of new production and packaging machinery.
* Carry out machine refurbishments, upgrades and modifications to improve reliability and efficiency.
* Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime and restore operations safely.
* Deliver TPM activities and continuous improvement initiatives across production areas.
* Support engineering projects including machinery layout improvements and process optimisation.
* Maintain boilers, compressors, chillers, pumps and other site plant equipment.
* Ensure all engineering works are completed in line with health & safety standards and permit systems.
* Maintain accurate engineering documentation, maintenance records and compliance checks.
* Liaise effectively with Production, Quality and Engineering teams to support operational targets.
* Supervise contractors and ensure all external works are completed safely and to required standards.
* Provide occasional out-of-hours engineering support when required.
Requirements
* Time-served Maintenance Engineer or equivalent engineering experience.
* Strong mechanical and electrical maintenance background within manufacturing, FMCG or production environments.
* Experience fault-finding on automated production machinery and control systems.
* Good understanding of pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical systems.
* Experience working on plant equipment including boilers, compressors and chillers.
* Previous involvement in machinery installation, upgrades and commissioning projects.
* Knowledge of TPM and continuous improvement activities.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
* Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
* Flexible, proactive and safety conscious approach to engineering activities.
Desirable Experience
* Experience with mixing vessels and process equipment.
* Experience working on filling, labelling, packaging or tube filling machinery.
* FMCG, cosmetics, food or pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing manufacturing environment where you can contribute to both daily engineering operations and exciting site improvement projects while developing your engineering career within a supportive team environment
Salary description
£40000.00 - £45000.00 per year