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Maintenance Engineer
Bridgwater, Somerset (TA6)
Salary: GBP48,000 - GBP55,000
Shift Pattern: 2 Days / 2 Nights 12-hour shifts
Benefits
- Matched Pension up to 5%
- Annual Bonus Scheme
- Private Healthcare
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Discounts at 500+ Retailers
- Ongoing Training and Career Development
- 23 Days Holiday
- Excellent Long-Term Career Prospects
The Opportunity
Are you a skilled Maintenance Engineer looking to join a market-leading manufacturer that genuinely invests in its people?
This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of one of the UK's most recognised and successful food manufacturing businesses. With significant investment across its operations, strong career progression opportunities, and an excellent employee benefits package, this company has built a reputation as one of the best employers in the sector.
Working within a fast-paced production environment, you'll play a key role in maximising equipment reliability, reducing downtime, and driving continuous improvement across the site.
The Role
As a Maintenance Engineer, You'll Be Responsible For
- Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on a variety of food manufacturing and production equipment.
- Diagnosing faults and conducting root cause analysis to prevent recurring issues.
- Supporting production teams to maximise machinery uptime and operational efficiency.
- Delivering preventative maintenance activities to minimise breakdowns.
- Assisting with the installation, commissioning, and optimisation of new equipment.
- Ensuring all work is completed in line with health, safety, and food industry regulations.
- Contributing to continuous improvement projects across the site.
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About You
To be successful in this role, you'll have:
- A recognised engineering apprenticeship.
- NVQ Level 3, ONC, HNC, or equivalent qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
- Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
- Experience carrying out root cause analysis within a manufacturing environment.
- Previous food manufacturing experience would be advantageous, but not essential.
Why Apply?
This is more than just another maintenance role. You'll be joining a business that offers stability, genuine career progression, ongoing investment, and a culture where engineers are valued. If you're looking for a challenging role with a leading employer that rewards and develops its people, we'd love to hear from you.
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Reference: 534/12459
Location: Bridgwater, Somerset
Code: INDENM
Skills Required: Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer
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Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent and contract roles within Engineering and Manufacturing, IT and Digital, Science and Technology, and Service and Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies, we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies, we are acting as an Employment Business.
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