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Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)

Job Posted: a day ago

Salary: £ 44,000 - 48,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Preston, Lancashire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)

£44,000 - £48,000 + Free Parking + Pension + Training + Autonomy + Progression + Days Only 

Preston

Are you a Maintenance Engineer with a mechanical background, looking for a stable Monday-to-Friday position within a well-established food manufacturing business, offering excellent earning potential and long-term progression?

Do you have experience maintaining production machinery and hold a recognised mechanical apprenticeship, and want to join a family-run company where you can play a key role in keeping production running efficiently?

This well-established family-run business specialises in the manufacture, wholesale and distribution of British and Continental cheeses and fine foods. Due to continued growth, they are looking to add a skilled Maintenance Engineer to their team.

In this role, you will provide hands-on engineering support across the production site, carrying out fault finding, breakdown repairs, PPMs and continuous improvement projects. You will work closely with production to minimise downtime while ensuring all maintenance activities meet the company's food safety, quality and health and safety standards.

This is a Monday-to-Friday position, working 07:00 - 16:00, offering a strong work-life balance alongside the opportunity to develop your engineering skills within a specialist manufacturing environment.

The Role:

Carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs on production machinery
Diagnose faults and minimise production downtime
Provide engineering support to production and maintenance activities
Identify opportunities to improve machinery, processes and equipment
Coordinate maintenance and repair activities
Develop and maintain maintenance procedures in line with food safety standards
Support the installation and modification of equipment
Implement cost reduction and continuous improvement initiatives
Ensure compliance with quality, food safety, hygiene and health & safety standards
Support the training of employees on new and modified equipment 

The Person:

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Engineer or similar background
Previous experience within a production or manufacturing environment
Full UK Driving Licence 

Reference: BBBH26808

Keywords: Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Engineering Technician, Maintenance Technician, Manufacturing Engineer, Production Engineer, Mechanical Fitter, Food Manufacturing, PPM, Reactive Maintenance, Fault Finding

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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