Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Position: Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Location: Malton, North Yorkshire

Salary: £45-54K

Shifts: 4 on, 4 off (2 days, 2 nights, 4 off)

Our client is a leading food manufacturer based in Malton. We are recruiting for Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineers.

Reporting to the Engineering Team Leader, this role focuses on maintaining and repairing all equipment within the assigned department to ensure maximum production efficiency. Each department operates under strict hygiene, health & safety, environmental, quality, and ethical standards, so the successful candidate will be expected to consistently uphold and adhere to these standards at all times.

Key Responsibilities:

• Attend to breakdowns and undertake reactive maintenance to enable continued production
• Use and record PPM's and breakdowns on Pirana maintenance system
• Ensure all PPM's are up to date
• Day to day maintenance of overhead chain lines and packaging machines
• Strip down the machines for hygiene purposes and re-build these after cleaning
• Meat trimmer blade maintenance and sharpening
• Maintain and service temperature control equipment
• Continuous improvement of cables and panels
• Identify opportunities for improvements to the department
• Undertake other jobs as reasonably requested

Skills & Experience Required:

• Multi skilled engineering background
• Experience of working in the food industry - FMCG desirable but not essential
• Relevant engineering qualifications - minimum Engineering NVQ or equivalent
• Ability to work unsupervised (although advice and guidance will be available where required)
• Ability to work on your own initiative and to think on your feet
• Self Motivated
• Strict and tight timelines for work
• Ability to work accurately & under time pressure due to production needs
• Safety Mindset
• Continuous compliance to Good Manufacturing Practices