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Maintenance Engineer

Bakkavor

Location:
United Kingdom , Tilmanstone, Kent

Category:
Manufacturing

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

55000.00 GBP / Year

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Job Description:

In our Tilmanstone Salads site we produce first class Salad’s products including leafy salad bags, leafy salad bowls, takeaway salad meals, prepared vegetables & side dishes for one of our most prestigious customers in our state-of-the-art factory. The Maintenance Engineer will conduct planned and predictive maintenance to prevent issues occurring. Your role will lead or support the operational teams with machinery change overs and set ups. Working with other teams, you will contribute to technical performance reviews and continuous improvement activities. Our Maintenance Engineers work as part of a team or standalone, depending on the task. The role reports to the Engineering Teams Manager.

Job Responsibility:

Conduct planned maintenance of processing and packaging assets
Conduct predictive maintenance of food processing and packaging assets (condition-based monitoring)
Respond to breakdowns
Conduct reactive maintenance or corrective actions to resolve deviation
Identify faults (electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation, and pneumatics) and action as required
Lead or support operational teams with machinery change overs and set ups
Manufacture and repair component parts for processing and packaging assets
Contribute to continuous improvement projects to optimise assets or processes

Requirements:

Engineering apprenticeship (C&G / EAL NVQ Level 3 / 4 or OAL FDEM Diploma)
Current Edition of IET Wiring Regulations (C&G Level 3, achieve within 12 months)
Application of Safety, Health and Environmental legislation and procedures
Planning works and writing reports
Verify assets meet performance criteria after work
Reading and adhering to site SOPs
CMMS experience (achieve within 12 months)
Electrical bias

Nice to have:

Experience in the following would be advantageous – Mechanical principles, F&D assets, welding, machining, turning, hydraulic, pneumatic & thermodynamics systems and / or, electrical principals, motors, motor control circuits, motion control, encoders, PLCs, sensors

What we offer:

Life Assurance (1 x salary)
23 days holiday
Private medical insurance (after 5 years’ service)
Staff Shop
Stakeholder Pension Scheme
Discount & cashback platform
Personal Accident Insurance
Free health check
Employee Assistance Programme
A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
Free independent mortgage advice
Discounted tutoring for children
Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
Free car parking – Site dependant
£1,500 signing on bonus

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 23, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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