Marmion
Engineering Technician - Food Manufacturing
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Looking for a maintenance engineering role that offers genuine career progression, ongoing investment in training, and a great shift pattern?
Join a growing FMCG manufacturer in Harrogate where you'll work on highly automated production equipment, receive excellent technical development, and enjoy alternate weekends off.
This established FMCG manufacturer continues to invest heavily in its people, production facilities, and automation, creating excellent long-term career opportunities.
Why Join?
- £50,000 pa, rising to £52,670 after probation
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Genuine career progression opportunities
- Excellent Panama shift pattern with alternate weekends off
- Company bonus scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Enhanced Pension Scheme
- Death in Service
Shift Pattern
- 12-Hour Panama Shifts (7am – 7pm & 7pm – 7am)
- Week 1 – Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Week 2 – Wed, Thurs
About You:
We're looking for engineers with previous maintenance experience within an FMCG manufacturing environment, ideally food or beverage manufacturing.
More importantly, you'll be a strong electrical and mechanical fault finder who enjoys solving problems on automated production machinery. Experience with PLCs, automated process control, and servo systems would be highly advantageous.
What You'll Need:
- Electrical and mechanical fault finding, servicing, and repairs
- Experience working in an FMCG, Food Production, or Manufacturing environment
- PLC experience (Siemens / Allen Bradley)
- Inverter & Controller replacement experience
- Engineering qualification (City & Guilds or equivalent)
- Knowledge of site services: Compressors, steam boilers, water treatment, electrical distribution
- Experience working with Krones machinery is highly advantageous
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Candidates must be a UK resident with permanent UK working rights residing within Leeds (or surrounding areas). Please note that we cannot offer visa sponsorship for overseas candidates.
The Role
You'll play a key role in keeping a highly automated production facility operating at peak performance. Working as part of an experienced engineering team, you'll carry out planned and reactive maintenance, troubleshoot complex faults, and help drive continuous improvement across the site.
Key Responsibilities:
- Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across high-speed automated production lines (predominately Krones).
- Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults using a structured approach.
- Support continuous improvement projects to improve equipment reliability and efficiency.
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis on recurring equipment failures.
- Maintain engineering documentation and ensure compliance with Health & Safety and food manufacturing standards.
- Work collaboratively with Production to minimize downtime.
Our Client
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Our client is one of Yorkshire’s most recognized FMCG manufacturers who produce a globally recognized, award-winning, and distinctive product. Operating a 24/7 manufacturing site with 2 highly automated production lines, this business supplies major retailers, hospitality brands, and international markets while continuing to invest in manufacturing excellence, sustainability, and innovation.
If you're looking to join a business that genuinely invests in its engineers and offers long-term career development, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply today by submitting your CV. Alternatively, to discuss the opportunity further, please contact Jonny McPartland directly on 07375675049.
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Thank you for taking an interest in the role advertised. We'd like to confirm that each CV received is read thoroughly by a trained consultant; if your application is shortlisted, then you will be contacted via telephone in the first instance. If we have not contacted you within 5 working days of your application, please understand that the CV received, and the information provided does not meet the requirements of the role. However, we endeavor to consider all applicants for future opportunities; should you wish to speak to the named consultant about your application, please contact us directly.
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