Maintenance engineer

Maintenance EngineerLocation: Winsford Salary: Up to £43,000 per annum Hours: Monday-Thursday, 7:00am-5:00pm Overtime: Paid at 1.5x on Fridays The RoleWe 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 CandidateYou 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 SuitThis 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