Engineer

Job Title:Engineer
Location: Doncaster (Stainforth)
Salary: Upto £52,000 (DOE)
Industry: Food Manufacturing
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday | Rotating Early & Late Shifts
Hours: 45 Hours Per Week (Including 1 Hour Paid Lunch Daily)

Benefits:

• Clear progression route into an Engineering Team Leader position

• Ongoing training and professional development programmes

• Support with further qualifications and career advancement

• On-site hot canteen facilities

• Monday to Friday working pattern no weekends

• No night shifts

• Free on-site parking

• Company pension scheme

Key Engineer Responsibilities:

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring production equipment operates safely, efficiently, and reliably through a combination of planned and reactive maintenance activities.

Key duties include:

• Diagnosing equipment faults and restoring production machinery efficiently to minimise downtime

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs

• Implementing engineering improvements identified through audits, inspections, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Ensuring all maintenance activities comply with site health & safety, environmental, and hygiene standards

• Maintaining accurate maintenance records, including completed work and spare parts usage

• Supporting effective spare parts management and stock control processes

• Working collaboratively with production and engineering teams to maximise plant performance

• Providing clear handovers between shifts to ensure continuity of work

• Supervising contractors and ensuring compliance with site procedures and safe systems of work

• Maintaining high standards of housekeeping within engineering work areas

Engineer Requirements:

We are interested in speaking with Maintenance Engineers from fast-paced manufacturing environments, including:

• FMCG

• Food Manufacturing

• Packaging

• Plastics

• Automotive

• Chemical

• Pharmaceutical

To be successful, you should have:

• A recognised engineering apprenticeship or formal engineering qualification

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical, or Multi-Skilled Engineering

• A minimum of 3 years' maintenance engineering experience within a manufacturing environment

• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control systems

• Experience working within high-volume, fast-moving production environments

• The ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team environment

• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement