At a Glance
- Tasks: Keep machinery running smoothly with maintenance and repairs in a fast-paced environment.
- Company: Join a well-established fresh produce business in Sittingbourne, Kent.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, great work-life balance with a 4 on 4 off shift pattern.
- Other info: Dynamic FMCG environment with opportunities for growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by ensuring operational reliability and efficiency.
- Qualifications: Experience as a Maintenance Engineer and strong mechanical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Fresh People are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established fresh produce business based in Sittingbourne, Kent. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer to join a fast-paced FMCG environment supporting production and operational reliability across site machinery, conveyors and equipment. The role will involve both planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown support within a busy operational setting.
The Role
- You will be responsible for carrying out maintenance, repairs and inspections across production and operational equipment to ensure machinery downtime is kept to a minimum and site operations continue to run efficiently.
- You will support both preventative maintenance schedules and reactive engineering activities across the site.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across machinery and operational equipment.
- Respond to machinery breakdowns and complete reactive repairs efficiently.
- Diagnose and fault find on mechanical and electrical equipment.
- Support conveyor systems, production machinery and operational equipment reliability.
- Complete maintenance inspections and maintain accurate engineering records.
- Work safely in line with health & safety procedures and safe systems of work.
- Liaise with contractors and support engineering compliance activities where required.
- Support continuous improvement activities to improve equipment performance and minimise downtime.
- Maintain high housekeeping and engineering standards across the site.
Skills & Experience
- Previous experience within a Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer or Mechanical Maintenance Engineer role.
- Experience working within FMCG, fresh produce, food manufacturing, warehouse automation or industrial environments.
- Strong mechanical fault-finding and maintenance capability.
- Experience carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs.
- Experience working on machinery, conveyors, MHE or production equipment.
- Understanding of health & safety procedures and engineering compliance.
- Good communication and problem-solving skills.
- Good understanding of safe systems of work within operational environments.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced operational environment.
- Multi-skilled mechanical/electrical experience would be advantageous.
- 17th / 18th Edition qualification would be beneficial.
- Experience within fresh produce or food manufacturing environments.
- Exposure to packaging machinery or automated systems.
Shift Pattern
18:00 - 06:00, 4 on 4 off.
If you are an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking to join a fast-paced FMCG environment with a strong operational focus, we would be interested in hearing from you.
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