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Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

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Avara Foods

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United Kingdom , Telford

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Salary:

38139.04 - 41829.91 GBP / Year

Job Description:

As a Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer you will optimise machinery output and product quality, and minimise plant downtime through effective preventative maintenance, efficient breakdown response whilst maintaining a safe and healthy environment and promoting good engineering practice. The role is factory based, so you’ll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf life products where hygiene standards are critical. You’ll be working days and nights on a 4o4o shift pattern (06:00-18:30 and 18:00-06:30).

Job Responsibility:

  • Taking a lead role within your team during breakdowns with your skills and experience.
  • Ensuring that maintenance is carried out in line with PPM schedules and that effective and efficient corrective action is taken.
  • Quick and effective response to breakdowns in more than one area on site, where possible identifying root cause and suggesting possible improvements to prevent further breakdowns occurring.
  • Communicating unscheduled breakdowns to the Engineering Shift Manager / Principal Engineer and work with the operations department to minimise plant disruption.
  • Following engineering standards and good hygiene practice for the department & site.
  • Ensuring all activities are carried out within health and safety guidelines, highlighting possible areas of improvement to the Engineering Shift Manager / Principal Engineer.
  • Timely reporting of any Health and Safety, Animal Welfare and Environmental Issues.
  • Demonstrating basic fault finding techniques to identify root cause of issues.
  • Raising Stock and Non-Stock request forms.
  • Use of the CMMS system for spare parts, to log and complete jobs.

Requirements:

  • An advanced Engineering Apprenticeship in either mechanical or electrical disciplines
  • Solid Engineering experience, ideally within food manufacturing
  • Familiarity with process machinery or equivalent equipment and have the ability to fault find
  • Mechanical fitting skills. Machining, welding and fabrication experience would be advantageous.
  • The ability to mentor colleagues
  • A self-motivated attitude with the ability to multi-task and thrive in a timeline-driven environment
  • An individual who is keen to make a difference with their pro-activeness and a can-do attitude.

Nice to have:

  • Industrial refrigeration experience is desirable but not essential.
  • Desirable IEE 17th or 18th edition
  • Desirable Advanced Electrical qualification
  • Desirable good knowledge of PLCs, Variable speed drives and control systems
What we offer:
  • Additional £8030 shift allowance per annum
  • 31 days holiday allowance
  • Life assurance
  • Various lifestyle benefits, such as cashback perks, exclusive shopping discounts from well known retailers, and discounted cinema tickets!
  • Wellbeing resources, including free online health advice & support, and wellbeing assessments.
  • Subsidised staff canteen
  • Free staff parking

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 23, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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