Details:
- Salary: £45,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Cranbrook Kent
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Our client is a leading manufacturer of premium desserts, supplying major retailers and food service customers across the UK. They are committed to quality, innovation, and delivering exceptional products to the market.
Job Role & Key Responsibilities:
We are looking for a mechanically biased Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing environment on a permanent afternoon shift. This hands-on role is responsible for maintaining, repairing and improving production machinery, while also supporting the upkeep of the wider site, including buildings, grounds and workshop facilities. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring equipment reliability and smooth production operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Diagnose and repair mechanical faults on factory and production machinery
Carry out planned and reactive mechanical maintenance
Maintain and clean production equipment to ensure optimal performance
Support the maintenance of buildings, grounds and general site infrastructure
Assist with machinery repairs, strip-downs and rebuilds where required
Maintain a clean, safe and organised maintenance workshop
Complete maintenance records accurately
Work collaboratively with the Maintenance Manager and wider team
Undertake training as required and support other maintenance activities across the site
The Ideal Candidate will have:
A relevant engineering qualification
At least 5 years' hands-on maintenance or engineering experience
Strong mechanical maintenance and fault-finding skills
Experience working on production or factory machinery
Good record-keeping skills
The ability to work independently and as part of a team
A practical, proactive approach and willingness to support all areas of site maintenance
Desirable Skills:
Experience within manufacturing, factory, FMCG, food production or industrial environments
Knowledge of planned and reactive maintenance
Basic electrical awareness
Experience working with conveyors, motors, gearboxes, pumps, bearings, belts, chains, hydraulics and pneumatics
General fabrication or fitting experience
Flexible, hands-on attitude with a willingness to support wider site maintenance
Benefits Include:
Competitive salary
Monday to Friday afternoon shift (13:00 - 21:00)
Stable, long-term engineering opportunity
Ongoing training and development where required
Opportunity to work across a varied range of mechanical maintenance and site improvement tasks
Supportive team environment with progression opportunities
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch with us or apply below