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Maintenance Engineer

Job Posted: 4 days ago

Salary: £ 44,000 - 44,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Accrington

Expire in: 23 days

Job Description

MULTI-SKILLED MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Job Title: Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
 Location: Accrington, Lancashire
 Salary: £44,000
 Shift: 6–2 / 2–10 (1 weekend in 6)

Job Role of the Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

A great opportunity has opened for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established, fast-paced FMCG manufacturing site. This business is currently investing in improving its engineering standards and is looking for motivated engineers who want to make a real impact on site performance and reliability.

Working within a large engineering team, you will play a key role in ensuring production equipment runs safely, efficiently, and with minimal downtime. This is an ideal role for an engineer who thrives in a hands-on environment and is keen to drive improvements.

You will be responsible for carrying out electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault-finding, and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on a range of high-speed production and packaging machinery.

Sector – Factory Maintenance (FMCG)

Key Responsibilities

Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to schedule
Respond to breakdowns and perform rapid fault diagnosis
Maintain and repair production and packaging equipment
Record all maintenance activity to support asset history and reliability
Work to high engineering and safety standards, including food-safe practices
Support continuous improvement initiatives across the site

Equipment You Will Work On

Conveyors, belts, bearings, and chains
Packaging machinery
Drives, sensors, inverters, and motors
Typical faults include:

Conveyor breakdowns and jams
Faulty sensors causing stoppages
Oven temperature issues
Packaging machine misfeeds
Pneumatic failures

Non-Negotiable Requirements

Multi-skilled maintenance experience in a manufacturing/factory environment
Engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent)

Desirable Requirements

Experience within FMCG or food manufacturing
Exposure to high-volume production machinery

The Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer Will Benefit From:

Working for a stable and growing manufacturing business
Opportunity to influence and improve engineering standards
Supportive leadership focused on development and progression
Company pension
25 days holiday + bank holidays

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