Maintenance Engineer, Parklife Inverkeithing, KY11 1HZ

You will be supporting the Maintenance Manager and be an integral part of the Maintenance Team within Bella & Duke. You will be joining a close-knit team at the heart of a fast moving, high growth company. As we grow, the role and responsibilities may change, although there is scope to adapt how we currently do things, encouraging continuous improvement within our organisation.

The successful applicant will be responsible for carrying out mechanical and electrical maintenance of meat grinding/mixing machines, packing and labelling machines, conveyors, including coordinating maintenance activities. We are seeking a proactive and skilled engineer (or a junior engineer willing to develop their skills) to support the reliability and efficiency of our manufacturing operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, repairing and improving equipment to ensure optimal performance and minimal downtime.

This role involves both hands-on technical work, and coordination with other departments to uphold safety, quality and productivity standards. This role is integral to our business, the shift pattern is a 2 week rolling rota, rotational dayshift and backshift between the hours of 0500-2200 Monday to Friday with some flexibility required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Troubleshooting and repairs – Diagnose mechanical, electrical or system issues and perform repairs efficiently to minimise downtime.
• Preventative and predictive maintenance – Develop, schedule and execute maintenance plans to prevent breakdowns and extend equipment life.
• Equipment installation – Oversee or assist in installing new machinery or systems, ensuring proper set up and integration.
• Safety compliance – Ensure all maintenance activities follow safety regulations and company policies to prevent accidents.
• Coordination with teams – Work closely with production, supply/ops and distribution, additionally external vendors for timely issue resolution and project execution.
• Continuous improvement – Identify opportunities to enhance machinery performance, reduce costs and increase efficiency.
• Training and supervision – Train Junior employees (if appropriate) and sometimes supervise contractors during major overhauls.
• Maintenance documentation – Keep accurate records of all maintenance activities, equipment history and failure logs.
• Spare parts and Inventory management – Monitor inventory levels of spare parts and coordinate effectively to avoid delays in repairs.

Skills and experience:

• A full valid UK driving licence is preferred.
• Must be qualified to HND or HNC level in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering or working towards this.
• Understanding of all legislation and critical requirements including PUWER and LOLER is essential.
• Experience in manual dexterity in awkward positions. Lifting of tools and machine parts up to 20kgs.
• IOSH Accreditation would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles is a plus.
• Ideally be experienced working in a high-volume processing environment, in particular maintenance engineering of rollers, bearings, motor gearboxes in a processing environment.
• Experience working with production plant control technology including PLC and inverter-controlled systems would be advantageous.

Your additional package features:

• Life assurance, 3x annual salary.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay.
• Company sick pay.
• Company pension scheme.
• Free on-site parking.
• Free onsite snack.
• An additional day off when you move home, get married, welcome a grandchild, or get a new pet.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Company social events throughout the year.
• Discounts on products.

At Bella+Duke we champion pet health and wellbeing, challenging the status-quo so that pet-centred, species-appropriate nutrition becomes the natural choice for every pet owner. We’re pet people and know that pets are always by our side, through thick and thin, making our lives better. Our pets have always been right by us, it’s time we do right by them too.

With a vision for improving overall pet health and wellness, we focus on nutrition and pet behaviour and supporting pet owners to give their pets the happy, healthy, and long life that they deserve. Our passion for wellness extends to our employees too. With shared values, ethos, and culture, we have created a workplace for both our employees and their pets that focuses on wellbeing as well as ambitious growth.