Job Description:

Senior Maintenance Technician 
£53,000 per annum
Permanent

Hours & Shift Pattern
Full time on a rotating shift pattern covering days, nights and weekends, with overtime available when required. The role is fully site based.

The Company
We are recruiting for an established food and drink manufacturer running a fast moving production operation to strict food safety standards. The business places real weight on safe, efficient and sustainable production, and on developing the people who make it happen. They are looking for a hands on maintenance leader who can keep the lines running and raise the standard across their shift.

The Role
You will lead the maintenance team on shift, reporting to the Maintenance Manager, providing both the leadership and the technical expertise that keep production moving.

Key responsibilities include:

• Organising, supporting and allocating work to the maintenance technicians on your shift
• Coaching and training technicians to build capability across the team
• Finding and fixing complex electrical and mechanical faults on production equipment
• Setting priorities for planned and reactive maintenance to protect output
• Leading changeovers, CIP and equipment set ups
• Carrying out root cause analysis on repeat faults and seeing permanent fixes through
• Keeping accurate maintenance records, breakdown reports and shift handovers

This is a leadership role where you stay on the tools, working closely with Production, Quality, NPD and the management team on safety, quality, environmental and food safety standards.

What We Are Looking For

• Expert electrical and mechanical fault finding on manufacturing machinery
• Level 3 qualification or above in engineering or a recognised trade, or equivalent
• Significant experience maintaining production equipment in a manufacturing environment
• Proven experience supervising or leading maintenance technicians on shift
• Confident using CMMS and reading technical documents and engineering drawings
• Calm, decisive and organised under pressure, with high standards and clear communication
• Flexibility to work rotating shifts, weekends and overtime

Desirable
Experience in FMCG, food or drink manufacturing, or continuous improvement training. Neither is essential.

Benefits

• Competitive salary of £53,000.
• Overtime available when required.
• Immediate start available.

This is a genuine permanent opportunity with a respected manufacturer that values reliability and invests in its maintenance team.

SWJ Search is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.