Maintenance Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer – Peterborough

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£45,000 – £50,000 depending on experience | Permanent, full time | Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm | Site-based
VERTEER Consulting is recruiting a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer for an industrial engineering business that provides dedicated maintenance support at a major food-manufacturing site in Peterborough.
Why this role is worth a look
Permanent weekday position
Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
No rotating shifts or regular nights
One site in Peterborough – no travelling between locations
Salary of £45,000 – £50,000, depending on experience
Established food-manufacturing environment
Hands-on mechanical work

The role
You will be the engineer on site responsible for keeping production equipment running. The work covers planned and reactive maintenance, fault-finding and mechanical repairs, and spotting developing equipment issues early so they can be dealt with before they cause significant downtime.
Main responsibilities
Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive breakdown repairs
Mechanical fault-finding and component replacement
Maintaining conveyors, belts, chains, bearings and gearboxes
Working on pumps, valves, motors and mechanical drive systems
Maintaining hydraulic and pneumatic equipment
Supporting production, process and packaging machinery
Reading and working from engineering drawings
Recording completed maintenance work
Identifying developing faults and recommending appropriate remedial work
Communicating clearly with the customer and other site stakeholders
Working safely within a food-manufacturing environment
What you will need
Strong hands-on mechanical maintenance experience
Experience maintaining production, manufacturing or industrial machinery
Practical knowledge of bearings, conveyors, gearboxes, pumps, hydraulics and pneumatics
Experience completing PPM and responding to breakdowns
The ability to diagnose faults and complete repairs independently
Able to work permanently on site in Peterborough
Full UK driving licence
A suitable engineering, mechanical or maintenance qualification, apprenticeship or equivalent practical training
Useful but not essential
Food, beverage or FMCG manufacturing experience
Experience with processing or packaging equipment
Welding or fabrication ability
Basic electrical fault-finding knowledge
Experience working directly with customers or recommending additional remedial work
Food-manufacturing experience is not a requirement. If you have strong mechanical maintenance experience from another production environment, we would like to hear from you.
How to apply
Apply with your CV through Totaljobs. xrexnqw VERTEER Consulting is acting as an employment agency for this permanent vacancy.