Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias) - Manchester

Silven Recruitment

 
  • Location: Manchester
  • Job Type: Engineering
  • Contract Type: Permanent
  • Salary: £57,000
  • Date Posted: 22/09/2025
  • Expiry Date: 24/10/2025

Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias) – Manchester

Salary: £57,000 + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare                 

Shifts:   4 on/off (2 days/nights)

 

Are you an experienced, mechanically biased engineer, looking for a role where you can make a real impact? Do you have experience of working in food or FMCG manufacturing?

About the Role:

We’re working with a leading food manufacturing business who are looking for a Shift Engineer to join their site-based engineering team. You’ll be carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance, keeping production lines running smoothly and minimising downtime.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll be fault-finding, working with pneumatics and hydraulics, and supporting site-wide performance improvements. You’ll play a key part in ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and helping to deliver the site’s engineering strategy.

About You:

  • An apprentice trained, mechanically biased, engineer with experience of planned and reactive maintenance in a Food or FMCG manufacturing environment.
  • Strong fault-finding skills (PLCs, pneumatics, hydraulics).
  • Proactive and logical approach to problem solving.
  • A team player, able to work well with colleagues in engineering and operations/production.

Why Apply?

You’ll be joining a leading food business offering plenty of opportunities for development and progression. To find out more, apply today!