Maintenance Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join an expanding manufacturing organisation based in Leek, Staffordshire. The company is currently upgrading its facilities with new machinery and site infrastructure.

You will operate within a high-speed production environment, managing a diverse range of breakdown repairs, planned maintenance and site optimisation projects. This position suits a multi skilled maintenance engineer with a career background in food production or manufacturing environments.

Key Responsibilities of this Maintenance Engineer role:

Troubleshooting urgent electrical and mechanical faults to keep production lines running.
Carrying out scheduled PPM tasks on production and packing lines.
Overseeing core site services including compressed air, cooling and ventilation infrastructure.
Assisting with the setup, testing and integration of new production machinery.
Documenting all repairs and service history accurately within the CMMS.
Undertaking continuous improvement to boost reliability and output.
Strict adherence to food safety codes and sanitary production guidelines.

Requirements for this Maintenance Engineer role:

Minimum Level 3 technical qualification in an engineering discipline (required).
Background maintaining automated machinery within food production or manufacturing sectors.
Excellent fault finding capabilities across both mechanical and electrical components.
Basic understanding of PLC systems (preferred).
Comprehensive knowledge of health and safety protocols, including Lockout-Tagout.

Benefits for this Maintenance Engineer role:

Salary negotiable based on technical experience.
40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Rotating double days (Early shift: 06:00-14:00 / Late shift: 14:00-22:00).
Hands-on involvement with capital expenditure installations and system upgrades.Apply TODAY to express an interest. A member of the Jelly Technical team will endeavour to contact all suitable applicants within 72 hours
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed