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Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Kingdom People
Posted 6 hours ago, valid for 12 days
Location

Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 6AB

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer position is based in Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, offering a basic salary of up to £45,000 plus overtime and time off in lieu.
  • Candidates should have several years of maintenance experience and a strong multiskilled background, particularly in mechanical and electrical systems.
  • The role involves maintaining and improving a food manufacturing facility, focusing on planned maintenance and reducing downtime.
  • Flexibility is required to cover shifts during holidays or sickness, and experience in FMCG is preferred.
  • The company values integrity and collaboration, providing a supportive environment where initiative and continuous improvement are encouraged.

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer – Core Hours Mon–Fri 8am to 4.30pm

Flexibility to cover shift engineers on leave/sick Up to £45,000 basic salary plus overtime/time off in lieu

GENUINELY EXCITING ROLE! CHANCE TO BE INVOLVED WITH PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES, FUTURE CAPEX PROJECTS, MENTORING / SUPPORTING OTHER TEAM MEMBERS, ALL UNDER THE WING OF AN EXPERIENCED, PASSIONATE AND DRIVEN MANAGER

Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a strong multiskilled background looking for a fresh challenge, autonomy, and genuinely wanting to drive improvements? Based in Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, we are looking for a permanent and proactiveengineer to help maintain and improve a food manufacturing facility, keeping production assets in great working order and supporting continuous improvement across site.

Tell me more! You’ll be joining a close-knit Engineering team, working on breakdowns, yet importantly carrying out planned maintenance, reducing downtime and really being a strategic and thinking engineer. With ample years of maintenance experience under your belt, you'll be confident across a broad range of mechanical and electrical systems – including pneumatics, motor drives, some welding, and used to various breakdown scenarios. The role is multiskilled, but a mechanical bias may slightly favour the team dynamics, yet ultimately a well-skilled and confident maintenance professional able to work well in a fast-paced environment is what we seek!

What do I need?

• Mechanical/Electrical Maintenance Engineering competency and confidence

• FMCG experience – working under pressure, to demanding timelines

• Flexible approach to shift cover when required for holiday or sick cover

• Good understanding of pneumatics, fitting, welding, and fault finding

• Comfortable with IT systems and CMMS

• Thrives in a team environment but also able to provide some leadership when required

· Current right to work in the UK and ability to commute to Eastleigh

Why join this company? This company are a well-established name, part of a supportive group that values integrity, responsibility, and collaboration. You’ll be part of a business that genuinely encourages initiative and continuous improvement, in a role where your experience will be valued and your voice heard.

If you want to learn more about the position then please call Neil Williams anytime on 02392-483-944 Kingdom People are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.