As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer you will be responsible for filling, seaming, and keeping packing lines running - covering electrical and mechanical maintenance across production, plant, and building equipment in a high-speed, high-volume food manufacturing environment.
Client Details
Our client is a fast-growing FMCG manufacturer producer who operate across the UK. They offer great opportunities for candidates as they continue to grow their presence in the market.
Description
- Ensure all work practices adhere to health and safety policies and to food safety and hygiene standards.
- Work both independently and as part of a team, carrying out routine and reactive repair across our filling and can-seaming lines, ensuring deliverable targets are met or exceeded.
- Responsible for day-to-day electrical and mechanical maintenance of production plant - including filling machines, can seamers, blow moulders, and building services.
- Complete electrical installations to the latest regulations (18th Edition) within a fast-moving factory environment.
- Carry out electrical maintenance across both fixed production plant and mobile/ancillary equipment.
- Support the installation, commissioning, and maintenance of key automated manufacturing plant equipment, including bottle filling lines, can seamers (tops and bottoms), and PET blow moulding machines.
- Maintain and fault-find on in-line metal detection and other Critical Control Point (CCP) equipment, escalating any downtime promptly per BRC requirements.
- Implement, document, and report routine maintenance schedules for plant and machinery using the site's Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
- Assist other trades within the facility and complete mechanical repairs as required.
- Complete reactive work orders within agreed time parameters, minimising line downtime on high-volume filling operations.
- Demonstrate proactive problem-solving ability, thinking objectively through various options and scenarios when diagnosing plant faults.
Double Days Role- 7AM-4PM and 2-10PM /45 Hours a week
Profile
- Knowledge of AC/DC drives and their associated motors or pumps.
- PLC fault-finding ability - acting as the site's go-to for electrical controls matters on automated filling and seaming equipment.
- In-depth knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics, particularly as applied to filling heads and can-handling equipment.
- Good working knowledge of health & safety procedures and food safety/hygiene requirements (desirable).
- 18th Edition qualification.
- Qualified to City & Guilds Level 3 in an electrical or mechanical engineering discipline.
- Ideally apprentice-trained, with experience in an automated, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of bottle filling, can seaming, and blow moulding equipment, ideally within edible oils, dairy, or wider food manufacturing.
- Strong practical maintenance background, gained within a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment.
Job Offer
- Salary of £45,000 to £50,000 DOE
- Great opportunity for progression and growth
- Training courses available
- Pension schemes
Multiskilled Engineer in Wednesbury employer: Michael Page Engineering & Manufacturing Careers
As a Shift Setter at our well-established global manufacturing company, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to quality and sustainability in the production of innovative plastic products. We foster a supportive work culture that prioritises employee development, offering numerous opportunities for skill enhancement and career progression, all while working in a state-of-the-art facility that values continuous improvement and teamwork.
Contact Details:
Michael Page Engineering & Manufacturing Careers Recruitment Team
