Due to expansion within the team, we have an amazing exclusive opportunity available for a Maintenance Engineer to join our client, one of Europe's leading privately-owned food processors at their site in Ellesmere.

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer - Primal
Location: Ellesmere
Salary: 46,000 - 48,000
Hours of Work - 4 on 4 off days - or Monday - Friday - Days

Purpose of the role:
You will work as part of the Primal Engineering Team who are responsible for the efficient upkeep and smooth performance of the factory, reporting to the Primal Engineering Manager.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Record and log maintenance requests and fault repairs, attending breakdowns and carrying out repairs in a timely and controlled manner
• Provide progress updates to Engineering Management 
• Proactively complete scheduled work plans, start-up checks, and preventative maintenance tasks
• Carry out special projects as required by the Engineering Management team
• Ensure compliance with health & safety and food safety legislation
• Liaise with the production team to support timely delivery to customers

 
You will ideally be educated to a minimum of NVQ level 3 in an Engineering related discipline and have completed an apprenticeship or an equivalent formal training programme in installation and maintenance that includes relevant practical experience.
You will also be an excellent communicator with the ability to take direction and challenge in a professional manner along with proven experience of planned maintenance systems, Installations, breakdown diagnosis, fault finding. knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems would be beneficial.

In return we will offer you the opportunity to develop your existing skillset by investing in your additional qualifications in order to progress you to the next level of our internal framework.