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Maintenance Engineer - Food Manufacturing
Location: Worksop
Shifts: Flexibility required
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Sector: Engineering / FMCG
Employment Type: Permanent
KPI Recruiting are supporting a leading food manufacturer in Worksop who are seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician to join their Engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a highly automated environment, supporting new production lines and driving continuous improvement across the factory.
The Role
As a Maintenance Technician, you'll play a key part in keeping production running smoothly. You'll be responsible for planned and predictive maintenance across all production and process areas and will actively support continuous improvement activities using Lean and TPM principles.
This role suits a hands-on engineer with strong problem-solving skills, a proactive mindset, and experience within food or FMCG manufacturing.
Key Responsibilities
Carry out planned, predictive and reactive maintenance across all production lines.
Ensure all work is completed in line with Health & Safety legislation and site safety procedures.
Support continuous improvement initiatives including TPM, RCM, Kaizen, 5S and root-cause analysis.
Identify and implement engineering improvements to enhance OEE, quality, and safety.
Optimise equipment performance, tackling both chronic and sporadic issues.
Assist with developing SOPs and engineering documentation.
Support operator training in first-line maintenance and problem-solving.
Contribute to the performance of newly commissioned production lines.
Work effectively with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and other key functions.
About You
Education & Qualifications
Completed Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent (HNC/HND preferred).
Electrical awareness qualification - 18th Edition advantageous.
Experience
Previous maintenance engineering experience within food manufacturing or a similar fast-paced environment.
Strong working knowledge of factory processes, machinery, and preventative maintenance systems (e.g., SAP).
Skills & Behaviours
Strong problem-solving capabilities in a high-speed production environment.
Able to work on own initiative with a flexible approach to business needs.
Effective communication skills and ability to support cross-functional teams.
Passion for continuous improvement and driving best-practice standards.
Commitment to maintaining high levels of safety and housekeeping.
Why Apply?
Work within an innovative and continuously improving manufacturing site.
Opportunity to influence improvements across new and existing production lines.
Supportive and collaborative engineering team environment.
Strong focus on development, training, and progressing engineering skillsets.
Interested?
To apply or learn more, contact Martin Willemsen at KPI Recruiting or send your CV today.
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