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Maintenance Engineer
Downpatrick, Co. Down
£40,000 – £44,500 + 11% Shift Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Continental Shifts – 6am–6pm / 6pm–6am
Bela Recruitment is currently hiring a Maintenance Engineer to work in a modern, highly automated manufacturing facility in Downpatrick, Co. Down. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer or Shift Engineer who enjoys hands-on fault finding, problem solving and keeping production machinery running at its best.
You'll join an established engineering team, maintaining a wide range of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and PLC-controlled production equipment.
The Job
- Working as part of the shift engineering team, you will:
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on production and processing machinery.
- Respond quickly to breakdowns, carrying out electrical and mechanical fault finding, diagnostics and repairs.
- Maintain and repair electromechanical, pneumatic and PLC-controlled equipment.
- Use the site's CMMS to record maintenance and engineering activity.
- Support production teams to maximise equipment availability and minimise downtime.
- Identify recurring faults and opportunities to improve equipment reliability.
- Assist with new equipment installations, modifications and process improvements.
- Support continuous improvement using Root Cause Analysis, 5 Whys and 5S.
- Ensure all engineering work meets Health & Safety, food safety and quality standards.
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What We're Looking For
Ideally, you will have:
- An Engineering Apprenticeship, ONC, OND, HNC or equivalent qualification.
- Strong electrical and/or mechanical maintenance experience.
- Experience fault finding and repairing production or manufacturing machinery.
- Experience with **PLCs, pneumatics and electromechanical equipment.
- Experience working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
The company is ideally seeking around 5+ years' relevant maintenance experience. Experience within food manufacturing, food processing or FMCG, would be useful, but isn't essential. Most importantly, you should be a practical engineer who enjoys fault finding, solving problems and working as part of a multi-skilled engineering team.
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Salary & Benefits
£40,000 – £44,500 basic salary + 11% Shift Bonus (Potential £50k+)
You will also receive an excellent benefits package including:
- Private healthcare
- Pension scheme
- Subsidised canteen
- Free breakfast option
- Free food products
- Retail discount cards
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Staff sales
- Learning & development opportunities
- Training Academy
- Long Service Awards
- Annual employee & family Fun Day
Interested?
If you're a Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer or Shift Engineer, living within travelling distance of Downpatrick, Ballynahinch, Newcastle, Castlewellan, Saintfield, Crossgar, Carryduff or the surrounding Co. Down area, I would be very interested in speaking with you.
You don't need to be actively looking for a new job.
Contact me directly for a confidential discussion about the company, shift pattern and opportunity.
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