Location: Dunkeswell, Honiton (EX14)
Salary: £45,000-£50,000 DOE
Hours: Initially 8am-4pm, moving towards a 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm rotation
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Engineer to join a rapidly expanding food manufacturing business.
Having quadrupled in size over the last few years, the business is continuing to invest in new production facilities, machinery and equipment. This is a great opportunity for a hands-on engineer to join a growing engineering team and play an important part in developing maintenance processes and improving equipment reliability.
The Role
Working alongside the Engineering Manager, your responsibilities will include:
- Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on production machinery.
- Diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults.
- Responding to breakdowns and minimising production downtime.
- Supporting machinery set-ups, product changeovers and line adjustments.
- Helping develop and implement a preventative maintenance programme.
- Identifying recurring faults and supporting root cause analysis.
- Carrying out machinery modifications, fabrication and improvements.
- Supporting equipment installations, commissioning and general site maintenance.
- Working across both manufacturing sites when required.
About You
- Recognised engineering qualification (Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND or equivalent).
- Previous maintenance engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong mechanical skills with some electrical fault-finding experience.
- Practical, hands-on approach with good problem-solving skills.
- Fabrication or machinery modification experience would be advantageous.
- Food manufacturing experience and knowledge of BRC standards would be beneficial but isn't essential.
- Experience with encapsulation, powder processing, pouch filling or bottling machinery would be an advantage.
Engineers from other fast-paced manufacturing or packaging environments are encouraged to apply.
What's on Offer?
- £45,000-£50,000 salary, depending on experience.
- Opportunity to join a rapidly growing business.
- Involvement in developing the engineering function and preventative maintenance systems.
- Exposure to new machinery, production lines and expansion projects.
- Overtime opportunities.
- Company pension and Employee Assistance Programme.
The role will initially operate 8am-4pm, with an anticipated move towards rotating 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm shifts as the engineering function develops. Some flexibility and occasional overtime will be required.
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