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Engineering Opportunities - Manufacturing & Automation Environment

A well-established international manufacturer is seeking talented engineering professionals to join its highly automated production operation. Working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, these roles offer the opportunity to contribute to equipment reliability, continuous improvement projects, and operational excellence across a modern production facility.

Maintenance Technician

Shift Pattern: Double Days Rotation (Early/Late)
Salary: Competitive + Shift Allowance

The Role

As a Maintenance Technician, you will play a key role in ensuring production equipment operates efficiently and downtime is minimised. You will respond to machine breakdowns, carry out logical fault-finding, and support continuous improvement activities to maximise line performance and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

Respond rapidly to equipment breakdowns and carry out effective fault diagnosis.
Perform mechanical and basic electrical repairs to minimise downtime.
Monitor production line performance and proactively identify improvement opportunities.
Work closely with production teams to improve productivity, quality and efficiency.
Support engineering improvement projects and machine modifications.
Investigate recurring issues and implement corrective actions.
Maintain engineering standards, procedures and documentation.Requirements

Essential

ONC, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification.
GCSE Maths and English.
Previous experience in a maintenance or manufacturing engineering role.Desirable

Mechanical and/or electrical qualifications.
Experience within FMCG or other high-volume manufacturing environments.
Basic electrical fault-finding skills.
Knowledge of vacuum systems