Maintenance Engineer in Leek, Staffordshire

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join an expanding manufacturing organisation based in Leek, Staffordshire. The company is currently upgrading its facilities with new machinery and site infrastructure.

You will operate within a high-speed production environment, managing a diverse range of breakdown repairs, planned maintenance and site optimisation projects. This position suits a multi skilled maintenance engineer with a career background in food production or manufacturing environments.

Key Responsibilities of this Maintenance Engineer role:

• Troubleshooting urgent electrical and mechanical faults to keep production lines running.
• Carrying out scheduled PPM tasks on production and packing lines.
• Overseeing core site services including compressed air, cooling and ventilation infrastructure.
• Assisting with the setup, testing and integration of new production machinery.
• Documenting all repairs and service history accurately within the CMMS.
• Undertaking continuous improvement to boost reliability and output.
• Strict adherence to food safety codes and sanitary production guidelines.

Requirements for this Maintenance Engineer role:

• Minimum Level 3 technical qualification in an engineering discipline (required).
• Background maintaining production machinery - food production preferable but not essential.
• Excellent fault finding capabilities across both mechanical and electrical components.
• Basic understanding of PLC systems (preferred but not essential).
• Comprehensive knowledge of health and safety protocols, including Lockout-Tagout.

Benefits for this Maintenance Engineer role:

• Salary negotiable based on technical experience.
• 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• Rotating double days (Early shift: 06:00-14:00 / Late shift: 14:00-22:00).
• Hands-on involvement with capital expenditure installations and system upgrades.

Apply TODAY to express an interest. A member of the Jelly Technical team will endeavour to contact all suitable applicants within 72 hours.