Maintenance Engineer
Ballymena
Monday-Friday
Vickerstock is partnering with a leading food manufacturing business to recruit a Maintenance Engineer for its modern production facility. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established company that continues to invest in its people, technology and manufacturing operations.

Working as part of an experienced engineering team, you'll play a key role in ensuring production equipment operates safely, efficiently and reliably within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position offers excellent long-term career prospects, a supportive team culture and a competitive benefits package.

What we have to offer:

• 40 hours per week - Monday to Friday.
  • Week 1 4.30am - 12.30pm
  • Week 2 10am - 6.30pm
• Enhanced company pension/maternity - paternity schemes
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Sharesave scheme, salary finance - offers, discounted loans
• Staff sales, shopping discounts
• Employee of month, long service awards, refer a friend, Christmas vouchers, cycle to work
• Genuine opportunities for career progression within a growing business.

Your day to day
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of electrical and mechanical production equipment. You will work closely with production teams to minimise downtime, improve machine reliability and support continuous improvement initiatives.

• Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on production machinery.
• Diagnosing and repairing electrical and mechanical faults.
• Supporting continuous improvement projects to increase equipment reliability and efficiency.
• Maintaining machinery and site infrastructure to a high operational standard.
• Using the site's CMMS to record maintenance activities and drive performance improvements.
• Providing technical support to production and other departments.
• Ensuring all work is completed in line with health & safety, food safety and quality standards.

Your essentials

• Time-served Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineer.
• Minimum of two years' experience within a high-volume manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding experience.
• Experience working with control panels and automated production equipment.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities with a proactive approach to maintenance.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

What to do next:
If you are an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking to join a company that values its people, invests in its facilities and offers genuine long-term career development, I would be keen to speak with you.

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, contact us today.