Imperial Recruitment Group
Maintenance Engineer (Canning)
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Maintenance Engineer (Canning)
Salary: up to £56,000 per annum
Location: Middlesbrough
Reporting to: Engineering Manager
Hours: Monday – Friday (days) (flexibility may be needed)
Type: Full time / Permanent
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on canning and packaging equipment, and bottling equipment when required.
- Diagnose and resolve electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults.
- Minimise downtime through effective fault finding, root cause analysis, and Root Failure Analysis (RFA).
- Support the site's Reliability Programme through proactive maintenance and equipment improvement activities.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve asset reliability, maintainability, and performance.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing principles to improve safety, reliability, quality, and efficiency.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records using the site's CMMS system.
- Support equipment installations, upgrades, and engineering projects.
- Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety, Quality, and Food Safety requirements.
- Work collaboratively with Production and Operations teams to maximise equipment performance and OEE.
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Leadership, Coaching & Influence
As a key member of the Engineering team, you will be expected to lead by example and positively influence others through your behaviours, technical expertise, and approach to problem-solving.
- Share technical knowledge and engineering best practice across the team.
- Coach and mentor colleagues to support the development of engineering capability.
- Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
- Influence safe working practices and adherence to engineering standards.
- Build strong working relationships across Engineering, Production, Quality, and Operations.
- Challenge existing ways of working constructively to drive improvement and efficiency.
- Support the adoption of Lean Manufacturing tools and reliability-centred maintenance practices across the site.
- Demonstrate leadership behaviours that motivate and engage others to deliver outstanding results.
You will also be expected to support the site's Reliability Programme, applying structured problem-solving and Root Failure Analysis (RFA) methodologies to eliminate repeat failures, reduce downtime, and improve asset performance. An understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles will be beneficial in identifying waste, driving efficiency improvements, and delivering sustainable operational gains.
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Skills & Experience
Essential
- Experience within a beverage or canning environment.
- Time-served Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an Engineering discipline.
- Experience within FMCG, food, beverage, or manufacturing environments.
- Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills.
- Experience with automated production and packaging equipment.
- Good understanding of Reliability Engineering principles, Root Cause Analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Desirable
- Knowledge of PLC-controlled equipment.
- HNC/HND in Engineering.
- 18th Edition Electrical Qualification.
- Experience using a CMMS.
- Understanding of Lean Manufacturing tools and techniques.
- Experience participating in Root Failure Analysis (RFA) investigations and reliability improvement programmes.
For more information please get in touch with Dan at Imperial Recruitment Group
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