Details:
- Salary: £45,000 - 58,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Chippenham Wiltshire
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Senior Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (4 Positions)
Salary: Up to £58,000 per annum
Due to continued growth and an expansion of the Engineering function, our client is looking to recruit 4 Senior Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineers to join their maintenance team at a modern, high-volume food manufacturing facility.
These are key positions responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting and continuously improving a wide range of production equipment to maximise reliability, efficiency and operational performance. Working closely with Production and Operations, you'll provide advanced technical support, lead complex fault-finding activities, drive continuous improvement initiatives and play a key role in reducing downtime across the site.
The Role
* Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across a wide range of production equipment.
* Diagnose and repair complex electrical and mechanical faults while supporting continuous improvement projects to improve reliability and efficiency.
* Work closely with Production and Operations teams to minimise downtime, maximise equipment availability and support production targets.
* Maintain accurate maintenance records, PPM schedules and asset information using a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
* Promote engineering best practice and contribute to ongoing improvements across the maintenance function.
What We're Looking For
Essential Qualifications
* Apprentice-trained/time-served Engineer, or qualified to City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent in Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled Engineering.
* Food Safety Level 2 qualification.
* Current Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations (City & Guilds Level 3).
Essential Experience & Knowledge
* Extensive maintenance engineering experience within food manufacturing, FMCG or another highly automated production environment.
* Advanced electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills, with experience of robotics, PLCs, automation systems, process control equipment and advanced manufacturing machinery.
* Proven experience maintaining and repairing conveyors, motors, pumps, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, and packaging machinery.
* Experience using a CMMS for planned maintenance, asset management, work order control, maintenance reporting and engineering performance analysis.
* A proven track record of reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability and driving operational performance.
Desirable
* Experience within food packing, high-care food manufacturing or other regulated production environments.
* Knowledge of condition-based monitoring, reliability-centred maintenance and Shire CMMS.
Benefits
* Salary up to £58,000 per annum
* Company pension
* Employee referral programme
* On-site parking
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established manufacturer investing heavily in its engineering capability, offering long-term career prospects within a modern, fast-paced production environment