Maintenance Engineer
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Maintenance Engineer
When equipment stops, you’re the person people want on shift. If you’re the kind of engineer who can walk into a breakdown, get to the root cause quickly, and keep production moving, this role will feel right at home.
You will be supporting planned maintenance, breakdown response, and overall equipment reliability in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where no two days are ever quite the same.
About the Business
This is a well-established, large-scale manufacturing operation with a strong focus on reliability, safety, and continuous improvement. The site operates high-volume production processes where engineering performance is critical to overall output. You’ll be joining a stable, skilled maintenance team with a strong emphasis on teamwork, problem-solving, and keeping production running efficiently.
Shift Pattern
3-shift rotating system:
- 6:00am – 2:00pm
- 2:00pm – 10:00pm
- 10:00pm – 6:00am
Benefits
- Contributory pension scheme
- 25 days / 187.5 hours annual leave
- Site performance-based quarterly bonus (not guaranteed)
- Free parking
- Employee Assistance Programme
Key Responsibilities
- Fault diagnosis on mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems, responding quickly to breakdowns
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to schedule
- Completing engineering maintenance tasks within assigned areas
- Updating CMMS records for breakdowns, downtime and maintenance history
- Ensuring effective shift handovers where applicable
- Maintaining safe working practices in line with 6S and risk assessments
- Supporting continuous improvement to reduce downtime and improve efficiency
- Supporting and developing apprentices within the team
- Ensuring plant and equipment is correctly serviced, maintained and calibrated
- Providing flexible support across departments when required
About You
- Time-served apprenticeship in engineering or HNC (or equivalent) in maintenance/manufacturing engineering
- Strong fault-finding skills across mechanical and electrical systems
- Good communication skills at all levels
- Self-motivated, disciplined, and proactive approach
- Team-focused with a continuous improvement mindset
Working Environment
Plant-based role within a busy manufacturing environment focused on reliability, safety, and performance.
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Job Information
- Job reference: DB#Eng1
- Location: Hereford, Herefordshire
- Job type: Permanent
- Job sector: FMCG
- Salary: Market related
- Published: April 24, 2026