Job Title: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Winsford, Cheshire

Working Hours: Monday – Thursday, 07:00 – 17:00 (4-day working week)

£35,000 - £38,000 DOE

The Role

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Engineer with a strong mechanical bias to join our engineering team. The role will focus on maintaining and improving high-speed production and packaging equipment, particularly filling lines, cappers, and labelling machinery.

This is a hands-on role where you will be responsible for minimising downtime, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, and supporting continuous improvement projects to ensure reliable and efficient production output.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs on production machinery, with a focus on filling, capping, and labelling equipment
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical faults quickly to minimise downtime
• Support improvements in line efficiency and reliability through engineering solutions
• Work closely with production teams to ensure machinery is operating to required standards
• Assist with machinery installations, modifications, and upgrades
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities
• Adhere to all health & safety and compliance requirements

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Maintenance Engineer in a manufacturing environment (ideally FMCG, food, beverage, or packaging)
• Strong mechanical engineering skills – pneumatics, hydraulics, gearboxes, conveyors, and automated packaging machinery
• Hands-on experience with filling, capping, and labelling equipment is highly desirable
• Ability to fault-find and carry out repairs under pressure
• Basic electrical knowledge would be beneficial but not essential
• Strong team player with good communication skills

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
• 4-day working week (Monday – Thursday, 07:00 – 17:00).
• Opportunity to work with modern production and packaging machinery
• Supportive working environment with a focus on engineering development

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