Maintenance Engineer

Job Description

Are you a Maintenance Engineer with a strong mechanical background and good electrical knowledge? Are you looking for a role where you can take ownership, develop your skills and become a key part of the engineering function? This could be a great opportunity to join a clean, well-run food manufacturing environment in Wellingborough.

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Impact Recruitment are currently working with a family-owned fresh produce business supplying fruit, vegetables and salads to retailers, foodservice and wholesalers across the UK. Their Wellingborough site includes a fresh produce packing facility, and they are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join their engineering team on a permanent basis. This is a predominantly mechanical role with electrical elements, working across production machinery and site equipment, with a good level of autonomy for an ambitious engineer looking to develop their skills.

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Location: Wellingborough
Shift: Sunday - Thursday, 07:00 - 15:30 (Monday - Friday may also be available)
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 (Negotiable depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent
Duties:

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• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across production machinery and site equipment.
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• Respond to breakdowns and carry out reactive maintenance to minimise downtime.
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• Fault-find, repair and maintain production machinery including conveyors, labelling machinery, sealing equipment and other production lines.
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• Carry out inspections, servicing and general maintenance to ensure equipment remains safe and reliable.
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• Complete workshop maintenance, repairs and general engineering tasks using hand and power tools.
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• Identify recurring faults and contribute to improvements in machinery reliability.
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• Support continuous improvement and automation projects across the site.
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• Order spare parts and maintain accurate engineering records.
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• Work closely with the Operations team to minimise downtime and keep production running efficiently.
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• Maintain high standards of health & safety, food hygiene and housekeeping.
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The ideal candidate must:

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• Have a strong mechanical engineering or maintenance background.
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• Have good electrical knowledge and the ability to carry out basic electrical fault finding.
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• Have experience with planned and reactive maintenance.
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• Be confident fault finding and diagnosing mechanical issues.
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• Be hands-on and comfortable carrying out repairs and maintenance across a production environment.
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• Be able to work independently and take ownership of tasks.
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• Have strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn and develop.
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Desirable:

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• 17th or 18th Edition electrical qualification.
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• Previous multi-skilled engineering experience.
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• Experience within food manufacturing, FMCG or a similar production environment.
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• Experience working with conveyors, labelling, packaging or similar production machinery.
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• Experience with automation or continuous improvement projects.
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• CDM awareness.
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Benefits:

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• £45,000 - £50,000 salary depending on experience and suitability.
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• Permanent position within an established business.
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• Day-shift working pattern.
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• Good level of autonomy and responsibility.
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• Opportunity to develop your engineering skills across a range of machinery.
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• Clean and well-run working environment.
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• Varied, hands-on engineering role.
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• Opportunity to become a key part of the engineering function.
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If this role sounds of interest to you then please apply with an up-to-date CV.
\n Impact Recruitment is an employment agency working on behalf of our client.