Maintenance Engineer - Food Manufacturing

Maintenance Engineer – Food ManufacturingSalary: Circa £40,000 per annum, depending on experienceHours: 49 hours per weekContract: Permanent, Full-TimeAccess Personnel are currently recruiting for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join an established and busy food manufacturing business.This is an excellent permanent opportunity for a practical, hands-on engineer who enjoys working across a varied range of production machinery and equipment. Our client is looking for someone who can become an integral part of their existing engineering team, supporting the continued reliability and smooth operation of a busy production facility.The role would particularly suit someone with previous experience within food manufacturing, seafood processing or a similar production environment.The RoleWorking as part of the site's engineering team, you will be responsible for planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of production machinery and associated equipment.Equipment on site includes conveyors, graders, filleting machinery, ice machines and a variety of other mechanical and production equipment.Your responsibilities will include:Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across production machinery and equipmentDiagnosing mechanical and basic electrical faults and completing repairs efficientlyResponding to breakdowns and returning equipment to operational service with minimal disruption to productionCarrying out planned preventative maintenance and maintaining accurate maintenance recordsInstalling, assembling, repositioning and testing machinery where requiredIdentifying recurring faults and assisting with root-cause analysisCarrying out mechanical modifications, fabrication and adaptations as requiredSupporting improvements to equipment reliability and preventative maintenance schedulesIdentifying spare parts and stock requirementsEnsuring machinery is correctly isolated and made safe before maintenance work is undertakenAssisting and supervising specialist service engineers when requiredSupporting and providing guidance to apprentice engineersMaintaining high standards of health and safety throughout all engineering activitiesWhat We're Looking ForWe are looking for a practical, mechanically minded engineer who is comfortable turning their hand to a variety of maintenance tasks.Ideally, you will have:Previous experience in a Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Fitter, Mechanical Engineer or similar roleExperience working within a food manufacturing, seafood processing or similar production environmentStrong mechanical maintenance and fault-finding abilityExperience working with conveyors and production/processing machineryBasic electrical fault-finding knowledgeExperience with planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdownsFabrication and general mechanical repair skillsA good understanding of machinery isolation and safe systems of workThe ability to work independently as well as part of an engineering teamA proactive approach to identifying and resolving engineering issuesYou do not need to be an electrical specialist for this position. The business already has electrical expertise within the engineering team, so the emphasis is on finding a strong, versatile and hands-on maintenance engineer.Hours & Shift PatternThe position is based on a 49-hour working week, operating a rotating shift pattern:Two weeks on day shift, starting approximately 4:30am or 5:30amFollowed by two weeks on back shift, approximately 1:30pm – 10:15pmSome Saturday working is included within the roleSalary & PackageA salary of approximately £40,000 per annum is available, with some flexibility depending on the successful candidate's experience and background.This is a permanent opportunity to join an established business with an experienced engineering team and a varied range of machinery, offering plenty of scope for someone who enjoys practical engineering and problem-solving.Interested?Apply today with an up-to-date CV, or contact Access Personnel for a confidential discussion about the position.