Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Type: Permanent
Reference: 225576984
Job Description:
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Location: Ballymena
Salary: Competitive + Benefits + Overtime Opportunities
Shift Pattern: Roating Shifts 04:00am -12:30pm / 12pm - 20:30pm
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
We are currently recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a market-leading food manufacturing business. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer to play a key role in ensuring maximum plant performance, equipment reliability and continuous improvement across a fast-paced production environment.
Working as part of a highly skilled engineering team, you will be responsible for planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdown support, equipment upgrades and continuous improvement initiatives, helping to drive operational excellence and world-class asset performance.
As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will:
- Carry out planned preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance across production machinery and site services.
- Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
- Support installation, commissioning, refurbishment and upgrade projects.
- Work across both electrical and mechanical disciplines.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability, efficiency, safety and product quality.
- Utilise and maintain the CMMS system to ensure accurate maintenance records and asset performance tracking.
- Perform statutory inspections and safety checks as required.
- Liaise with suppliers and contractors regarding equipment performance and maintenance requirements.
- Update and maintain engineering documentation, electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
- Participate in project teams focused on improving plant design, production processes and operational efficiency.
- Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Environmental standards at all times.
- Support permit-to-work systems, isolation procedures and lock-off processes.
- Share knowledge and provide coaching or training support where appropriate.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- HNC qualification in Engineering or equivalent multi-skilled engineering qualification.
- 17th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification (or equivalent).
- Minimum 5 years' experience within a manufacturing or production engineering environment.
- Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills.
- Experience working with preventative maintenance systems and CMMS.
- Knowledge of health & safety legislation and engineering best practices.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across departments.
- Flexible approach with the ability to prioritise workloads in a fast-moving environment.
- Previous food manufacturing experience.
- Continuous Improvement experience (Lean, Kaizen, Root Cause Analysis, etc.).
- Coaching, mentoring or Train-the-Trainer experience.
- Previous leadership or supervisory experience.
- Knowledge of modern maintenance philosophies and reliability engineering.
We're looking for a proactive engineer who can:
- Make sound decisions under pressure.
- Take ownership of engineering challenges and deliver solutions.
- Work independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Continuously seek opportunities to improve plant performance.
- Maintain exceptionally high standards of safety, quality and workmanship.
- Competitive salary package.
- Career development and ongoing training opportunities.
- Opportunity to work with modern manufacturing technology.
- Supportive team environment.
- Chance to contribute to continuous improvement and major engineering projects.
- Long-term career progression within a successful and growing business.
If you're a skilled Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion. #NIT1
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