Role: Food Production Engineer Reports to: Head of Engineering To provide technical expertise, maintenance support, and engineering solutions that ensure reliable, efficient, and compliant operation of food production equipment and processes. The Food Production Engineer plays a key role in minimising downtime, improving plant performance, supporting continuous improvement, and maintaining food safety standards. Equipment Maintenance and Reliability Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive breakdown repairs on production machinery. Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and automation issues. Support root-cause analysis and implement corrective and preventative actions (CAPA). Maintain engineering logs, maintenance records, and downtime data. Production Support Work closely with production teams to ensure smooth operation of machinery. Provide rapid engineering response to breakdowns to minimise lost time. Optimise machine settings to improve efficiency, throughput, and product quality. Continuous Improvement Identify opportunities to enhance reliability, reduce waste, and improve energy efficiency. Assist in the design, testing, and installation of new equipment or upgrades. Contribute to Lean/CI projects (5S, Kaizen, OEE improvement). Food Safety, Compliance and Hygiene Ensure all work complies with food safety and hygiene standards (BRCGS, HACCP, GMP). Follow lock-out/tag-out (LOTO), permit-to-work, and other safety procedures. Support en