Maintenance engineer

Location: Winsford
Salary: Up to £43,000 per annum
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 7:00am-5:00pm
Overtime: Paid at 1.5x on Fridays

The Role

We are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing operation in Winsford. This is an excellent opportunity for a mechanically biased engineer to join a skilled maintenance team, supporting the reliability and performance of modern production and packaging equipment.

The role will suit an engineer with an 80/20 mechanical bias who is confident working on automated machinery and enjoys fault finding, preventative maintenance, and keeping production running efficiently.

You will join a small maintenance team of two engineers, where you will be expected to make an immediate impact and play a key role in maintaining and improving site equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across production equipment.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical faults quickly to minimise downtime.
• Maintain and repair:
  • Chains, belts, bearings, and mechanical drive systems
  • Hydraulic and pneumatic systems
  • Filling machines and production equipment
  • Conveyors and packaging machinery
• Support continuous improvement activities and machinery reliability projects.
• Complete breakdown response and fault finding on automated manufacturing equipment.
• Work safely in line with company procedures and engineering standards.

The Ideal Candidate

You will be a time-served Maintenance Engineer with a strong mechanical background and experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Essential experience:

• NVQ Level 3 Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Strong mechanical maintenance skills.
• Experience within FMCG, pharmaceutical, food, packaging, or similar manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience with conveyors, fillers, packaging machinery, pneumatics, and hydraulics.
• Ability to hit the ground running with minimal supervision.

Backgrounds That Would Suit

This role would be ideal for engineers from:

• FMCG manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical production
• Packaging machinery environments
• Food manufacturing
• Automated production facilities

What’s on Offer

• Salary up to £43,000
• Day shift pattern: Monday-Thursday, 7:00am-5:00pm
• Overtime available at 1.5x on Fridays
• 20 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
• Statutory pension
• Stable, long-term opportunity within an established engineering team
• Opportunity to develop skills and progress within the department