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Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Auxo TalentAccrington, Lancashire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 16 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Advance your career in food manufacturing with this hybrid role where you'll play a crucial part in optimizing production efficiency and safety, offering excellent growth potential and a competitive salary. If you're a proactive, electrically biased Maintenance Engineer with FMCG experience, you'll thrive in this collaborative environment, contributing to continuous improvement and enjoying a fantastic work-life balance. Apply now to join a reputable company and make a significant impact!

Quick Overview

Salary
£44.5k/yr
Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking to join a food manufacturing company based in Accrington? You will be electrically bias and have experience of working within a FMCG environment. As a Maintenance Engineer you will play a key part in minimising downtime, supporting continuous improvement, and ensuring a safe and efficient working environment. Offering a salary of c£44.5K to work Monday to Friday (Double Days)

If you are interested in this role - APPLY NOW via the job board.

As a Maintenance Engineer your role will involve:

  • Responsible for the effective repair, maintenance and improvement of the mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic elements of the production plant
  • To assist in the development of predictive and planned maintenance systems for all production equipment and the implementation of those systems
  • Carry out daily routine checks; lubrication, PPM's
  • Support the manufacturing process by responding in a timely manner to equipment breakdowns
  • Carrying out scheduled maintenance work and being proactive on the correction and modification of reoccurring machine processing faults
  • Fault find in an effective and efficient manner whilst utilising the various machines relevant documentation
  • Establish harmonious relations with the operational staff and engineering utilities team with a collaborative approach to problem solving
  • Ensuring that machinery is maintained, and repaired to a high standard
  • Train and motivate production teams to improve plant and equipment understanding
  • To carry out all responsibilities and practices with the aim of producing food safely and to required internal & external specifications within a HACCP framework

Hours of work:
Monday to Friday

(Week 1) 6am - 2pm(Week 2) 2pm - 10pm

1 week in 6 you will be required to work a Saturday and Sunday but have the Monday and Tuesday off the following week
Saturday - 6am - 2pm Sunday - 7am - 3pm

Suitable Candidates:

  • Apprentice Trained Maintenance Engineer. Qualified to NVQ Level 3
  • ONC / HNC in Engineering - or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge
  • Experience with electrical & mechanical maintenance - FMCG manufacturing
  • Strong understanding of safety and environmental regulations
  • Flexible, team-oriented, and able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment

If you are interested in the above role, APPLY NOW via the job board.


Skills

SAFe

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