You'll work across production and process equipment, combining hands-on maintenance with continuous improvement while helping minimise downtime and maintain high standards across the site.
What’s in it for you
£45,000–£50,000 annual salary
Consistent 2:00pm–10:00pm working hours
A varied role covering planned maintenance, breakdowns, installations and improvement projects
The opportunity to influence equipment reliability and production performance
Hands-on involvement with a broad range of production and process machinery
The chance to use your technical expertise within an established food manufacturing environment
Your responsibilities as Mechanical Engineer
Complete planned preventative and reactive maintenance across production equipment
Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults, responding quickly to breakdowns to minimise downtime
Repair, maintain and improve production machinery to support reliable site performance
Deliver equipment installations, modifications and continuous improvement projects
Maintain Health & Safety, Food Safety and GMP standards while completing accurate maintenance documentation
Work closely with Production and Technical teams to resolve equipment issues and improve performance
What we’re looking for in a Mechanical Engineer
Time-served Multi-Skilled Engineer with food manufacturing or FMCG experience
HNC or equivalent electrical qualification, with strong fault-finding skills and the ability to read electrical drawings
Practical experience with welding, fabrication and pneumatic systems
PLC fault finding and inverter experience
Experience within meat or food processing, supervisory exposure or a Health & Safety qualification would be advantageous
Working hours: 2:00pm–10:00pm
If you're ready to take ownership of equipment reliability and make a visible difference to production performance, apply for this Mechanical Engineer position today
Salary description
£45000.00 - £50000.00 per year