- Location: North Wales
- Job Type: Engineering
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Salary: £46,000
- Date Posted: 28/04/2025
- Expiry Date: 30/05/2025
Maintenance Engineer, North Wales
Salary: £46,000
We’re working with a successful food business in north Wales who are looking for an experienced, multi-skilled Shift Engineer to join their team. This is a hands-on role where you’ll be key to keeping the factory running efficiently, supporting both reactive maintenance and continuous improvement projects.
About the Role:
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you be part of team responsible for al planned and reactive maintenance across the site. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Minimising downtime by responding quickly and effectively to breakdowns, working either independently or as part of a team.
- Delivering improvements to machinery and site processes, contributing to better OEE and overall performance.
- Supporting the delivery of the site’s Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintaining strong Health & Safety, food safety, and GMP standards.
- Liaising with internal teams and external contractors to ensure engineering work supports operational needs.
Shifts – you’ll be working a 12-hour pattern, mostly on Days (1 in 5 shifts is Nights). Details available on application as difficult to convey in an advert!
About You:
- Time-served, multi-skilled engineer with NVQ Level 3 (or higher) in an electrical or mechanical discipline. Ideally with 18th Edition certification.
- A food background would be ideal, but our client is open to other industries and would also be keen to hear from ex-forces engineers looking for opportunities.
- Strong understanding of PPM systems and excellent fault-finding skills, both mechanical and electrical.
- Comfortable working under pressure, with a proactive, practical approach to maintenance and improvements.
- Able to work closely with production teams and external contractors.
- Computer literate, with the ability to complete engineering logs and maintenance reports accurately.
Next Steps:
Interested in finding out more – apply today!