Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer Ballymena
Vickerstock are working in partnership with a leading manufacturing business to recruit a Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer. Working within a fast-paced production environment, you will play a key role in maintaining equipment reliability, minimising downtime and ensuring production continues to operate safely and efficiently.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer with a strong electrical and mechanical background to join a business that values teamwork, continuous improvement and ongoing development. What’s on offer:
- Attractive salary, disclosed on application.
- Hours: 6.50am-7pm Days | 6.50pm-7am (i.e. 4 on/4 off: 2 days/2nights)
- Company pension scheme.
- Enhanced annual leave, with additional days linked to length of service.
- Life insurance.
- Employee assistance programme.
- Westfield Healthcare scheme
- Home/car insurance discounts.
Your day to day: Reporting into the wider engineering function, you will be responsible for both planned and reactive maintenance across production machinery and equipment.
- Diagnosing and repairing electrical and mechanical faults across production equipment.
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and responding to breakdowns to minimise downtime.
- Investigating recurring faults, identifying root causes and implementing long-term solutions.
- Supporting machine changeovers, equipment set-ups and cleaning-in-place (CIP) activities.
- Working closely with Production, Quality and Engineering teams to maintain operational performance and customer service levels.
- Maintaining accurate maintenance records, breakdown reports and planned maintenance schedules.
- Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability, efficiency and performance.
- Supporting colleagues through knowledge sharing, training and effective shift handovers.
- Ensuring all work complies with health and safety, quality, environmental and food safety standards.
Your essential ingredients You will be a hands-on, solutions-focused engineer who can work independently, respond effectively under pressure and contribute to a high-performing team.
Essential
- Level 3 qualification or above in Engineering or a recognised trade discipline.
- Proven experience maintaining manufacturing machinery, ideally within FMCG.
- Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills.
- Experience carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
- Experience using computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS).
- Strong problem-solving, communication and teamwork skills.
- The flexibility to work a rotational shift pattern covering days, nights and weekends, with overtime as required.
What to do next: If you are a multi-skilled engineer looking for a role where you can put your technical skills to use, make a tangible impact and continue developing your career, Vickerstock would be keen to hear from you.
Skills:Electrical Maintenance Mechanical Maintenance Preventative Maintenance
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