Our client is an established FMCG business producing a range of convenient snacking products for the UK market. They focus on quality, innovation, and creating products that meet modern consumer demand.

We are recruiting for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a fast-paced FMCG food manufacturing environment on a permanent night shift. This is a hands-on engineering role supporting automated production and packaging lines, ensuring machinery runs safely, efficiently and with minimal downtime. The role would suit a proactive, multi-skilled engineer with strong fault-finding ability, a positive attitude towards continuous improvement and experience working within food, FMCG, pharmaceutical, packaging or similar manufacturing environments.

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  Carry out planned preventative maintenance across automated production and packaging equipment
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  Respond to reactive breakdowns and support production to minimise downtime
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  Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults safely and effectively
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  Carry out like-for-like electrical component replacement and safe isolation
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  Support engineering problem-solving, Root Cause Analysis and continuous improvement activity
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  Work across equipment such as multi-head weighers, flow wrappers, tray sealers, checkweighers, cartoners, metal detectors, case tapers and hot melt glue systems
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  Update maintenance procedures and support factory KPIs
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  Supervise contractors where required
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  Work closely with operations in a busy, hygiene-focused manufacturing environment

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  Multi-skilled engineering experience within a manufacturing environment
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  Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills
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  Experience with reactive and planned maintenance
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  Good understanding of electrical safety and safe isolation
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  Mechanical experience with pneumatics, bearings, chains, belts and gearboxes
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  An engineering qualification or apprenticeship
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  Good communication skills and a strong team-focused approach
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  Ability to work independently on a permanent night shift
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  A reliable, proactive and adaptable attitude

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  Food, FMCG, pharmaceutical or packaging manufacturing experience
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  Basic PLC fault-finding awareness
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  CMMS experience
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  GMP/GDP understanding
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  Root Cause Analysis experience
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  Experience working with automated packing or production machinery
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  Exposure to equipment such as multi-head weighers, checkweighers, metal detectors, tray sealers, flow wrappers, cartoners, box makers, case tapers and hot melt glue systems

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  25 days holiday
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  Only one holiday day deducted per 12-hour shift, offering enhanced time off
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  Annual bonus
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  Pension
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  Health insurance
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  Discounted gym membership
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  Financial wellbeing support platform
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  Formal training and development opportunities
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  Networking events and learning lunches
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  Strong internal progression opportunities
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  Free snacks and breakfast options onsite
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  Inclusive and collaborative working culture
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  Additional volunteering and wellbeing days
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  Opportunity to occasionally rotate onto day shifts for additional support and development

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch with us or apply below.