Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

£57,000 Per Annum + Overtime & Excellent Benefits

4 on 4 off 2 days/2 nights

Near Blackburn

Gap Technical are proud to be recruiting on behalf of a well-established FMCG manufacturing business based near Blackburn. Our client operates within a high-demand industrial environment and is investing in engineering excellence to maintain operational performance, safety, and reliability.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable, forward-thinking organisation offering competitive salary, structured shifts, and long-term career progression.

The Role

As an Mechanical Biased Maintenance Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving plant equipment within a FMCG processing environment.

Working on a 4 on 4 off shift pattern (days and nights), you will ensure maximum plant uptime through reactive and planned maintenance activities.

Performance Objectives

Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
Diagnose and repair mechnanical faults on production and process equipment
Working on process and packaging equipmemt
Fault finding on Hydraulics, Pneumatics and Mechanical Drive Systems
Support continuous improvement initiatives
Ensure compliance with health & safety and site regulations
Minimise downtime and improve reliability across the plant
Extensive use of CMMS for work recordinG
Accurate shift reporting and handover. Person Specification

Time-served Mechanical Engineer (Apprenticeship or equivalent)
NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
Experience within FMCG , process, manufacturing or similar environment
Strong mechanical fault-finding ability on industrial systems
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, safety-critical environmentApply

Gap Technical are specialists in Engineering and Manufacturing recruitment across the UK. We pride ourselves on matching skilled engineering professionals with industry-leading employers.

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Closing Date 02/05/2026
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed