Maintenance Engineer

Overview

As a Maintenance Technician in Kerry’s Engineering team, you maintain, repair, calibrate, and improve instrumentation, electrical, and mechanical equipment to ensure safe, efficient plant operation. You join a continental shift team in a fast-paced FMCG environment, collaborating with production and engineering to maximise performance and minimise downtime. You’ll drive proactive maintenance, fault-finding, and continuous improvement while upholding safety and quality standards. This is an opportunity to shape reliability and operational excellence at a global leader in nutrition.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
• Matched pension scheme
• Access to development platform and Udemy resources
• Benefits platform with discounts and cashback
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment with career growth

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate safety-first mindset and complete risk assessments and quality handback forms
• Promote safety culture and adhere to QSHE standards and Kerry policies
• Develop and maintain SOPs for repeatable maintenance activities
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and work with cross-functional teams
• Identify improvements and implement effective solutions with the maintenance function
• Collaborate with production to transfer technical knowledge and optimise asset care
• Liaise with OEMs and external suppliers for technical support
• Prioritise maintenance activities to minimise downtime and optimise throughput
• Carry out Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) per schedules
• Diagnose faults, test, repair, calibrate, and maintain instrumentation, electrical, and mechanical equipment
• Record defects and relevant SAP CMMS data; maintain engineering records and update SAP/SCADA systems
• Contribute to site KAMS excellence and escalate issues when needed
• Maintain 5S standards in workshops and stores
• Undertake additional tasks or projects as assigned by management

Key requirements

• Electrical, Instrumentation, or related Engineering Trade Qualification, Diploma, or Degree
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting across instrumentation, control, electrical, and mechanical systems
• Experience with CMMS (SAP) and maintenance planning
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to interpret CAD drawings for electrical, mechanical, and facility applications
• Fluent in English and local site language
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills; strong documentation abilities
• Experience in FMCG or food manufacturing; continuous improvement experience
• CAD and programming knowledge
• Asset care and preventative maintenance knowledge
• Ability to work in a continuous improvement culture
• Experience managing downtime and supporting reliability initiatives

• Safety-conscious
• Proactive problem-solver
• Strong communicator (verbal and written)
• Instrumentation and control systems
• Electrical systems and fault-finding
• SCADA and SAP CMMS usage

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