Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer – Core Hours Mon–Fri 8am to 4.30pm

Flexibility to cover shift engineers on leave/sick Up to £45,000 basic salary plus overtime/time off in lieu

GENUINELY EXCITING ROLE! CHANCE TO BE INVOLVED WITH PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES, FUTURE CAPEX PROJECTS, MENTORING / SUPPORTING OTHER TEAM MEMBERS, ALL UNDER THE WING OF AN EXPERIENCED, PASSIONATE AND DRIVEN MANAGER

Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong multiskilled background looking for a fresh challenge, autonomy, and genuinely wanting to drive improvements? Based in Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, we are looking for a permanent and proactiveengineer to help maintain and improve a food manufacturing facility, keeping production assets in great working order and supporting continuous improvement across site.

Tell me more! You’ll be joining a close-knit Engineering team, working on breakdowns, yet importantly carrying out planned maintenance, reducing downtime and really being a strategic and thinking engineer. With ample years of maintenance experience under your belt, you'll be confident across a broad range of mechanical and electrical systems – including pneumatics, motor drives, some welding, and used to various breakdown scenarios. The role is multiskilled, but a mechanical bias may slightly favour the team dynamics, yet ultimately a well-skilled and confident maintenance professional able to work well in a fast-paced environment is what we seek!

What do I need?

• Mechanical/Electrical Maintenance Engineering competency and confidence

• FMCG experience – working under pressure, to demanding timelines

• Flexible approach to shift cover when required for holiday or sick cover

• Good understanding of pneumatics, fitting, welding, and fault finding

• Comfortable with IT systems and CMMS

• Thrives in a team environment but also able to provide some leadership when required

· Current right to work in the UK and ability to commute to Eastleigh

Why join this company? This company are a well-established name, part of a supportive group that values integrity, responsibility, and collaboration. You’ll be part of a business that genuinely encourages initiative and continuous improvement, in a role where your experience will be valued and your voice heard.

If you want to learn more about the position then please call Neil Williams anytime on 02392-483-944 Kingdom People are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.