Why Join Us?
We are looking for a highly motivated Multiskilled Canning Engineer to join our Engineering team. Working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving the performance, reliability, and efficiency of our canning and packaging equipment.
This is an opportunity to be more than just a maintenance engineer. We are looking for someone who will inspire, influence, and develop others while driving engineering excellence, improving equipment reliability, and contributing to a high-performing culture across the site. You will play a key role in advancing our Lean Manufacturing journey and Reliability Programme, helping to deliver world-class performance through continuous improvement and operational excellence.
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
JOB TITLE: Maintenance Engineer (Canning)
RESPONSIBLE TO: Engineering Manager
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This role requires a proactive engineer who can combine strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills with the ability to coach, mentor, and positively influence colleagues. You will play a key role in driving engineering standards, improving equipment reliability, and supporting a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
You will also be expected to support the site's Reliability Programme, applying structured problem-solving and Root Failure Analysis (RFA) methodologies to eliminate repeat failures, reduce downtime, and improve asset performance. An understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles will be beneficial in identifying waste, driving efficiency improvements, and delivering sustainable operational gains.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on canning and packaging equipment, and bottling equipment when required.
- Diagnose and resolve electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults.
- Minimise downtime through effective fault finding, root cause analysis, and Root Failure Analysis (RFA).
- Support the site's Reliability Programme through proactive maintenance and equipment improvement activities.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve asset reliability, maintainability, and performance.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing principles to improve safety, reliability, quality, and efficiency.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records using the site's CMMS system.
- Support equipment installations, upgrades, and engineering projects.
- Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety, Quality, and Food Safety requirements.
- Work collaboratively with Production and Operations teams to maximise equipment performance and OEE.
Leadership, Coaching & Influence
As a key member of the Engineering team, you will be expected to lead by example and positively influence others through your behaviours, technical expertise, and approach to problem-solving.
- Share technical knowledge and engineering best practice across the team.
- Coach and mentor colleagues to support the development of engineering capability.
- Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
- Influence safe working practices and adherence to engineering standards.
- Build strong working relationships across Engineering, Production, Quality, and Operations.
- Challenge existing ways of working constructively to drive improvement and efficiency.
- Support the adoption of Lean Manufacturing tools and reliability-centred maintenance practices across the site.
- Demonstrate leadership behaviours that motivate and engage others to deliver outstanding results.
This is not an exhaustive list but merely an overview of the main duties involved.
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Time-served Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an Engineering discipline.
- Experience within FMCG, food, beverage, or manufacturing environments.
- Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills.
- Experience with automated production and packaging equipment.
- Good understanding of Reliability Engineering principles, Root Cause Analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Desirable
- Experience within a beverage or canning environment.
- Knowledge of PLC-controlled equipment.
- HNC/HND in Engineering.
- 18th Edition Electrical Qualification.
- Experience using a CMMS.
- Understanding of Lean Manufacturing tools and techniques.
- Experience participating in Root Failure Analysis (RFA) investigations and reliability improvement programmes.
Behaviours &Attributes
- Highly motivated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Passionate about coaching, mentoring, and developing others.
- Strong ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Positive, proactive, and solutions-focused approach.
- Resilient and adaptable in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Committed to safety, quality, reliability, and continuous improvement.
- Team player with strong leadership potential and excellent interpersonal skills.
- Data-driven approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
- Focused on eliminating losses, reducing waste, and delivering sustainable improvements.
Pay: Up to £56,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Describe a time you influenced others through a loss tree reliability improvement programme. How did you achieve this?
- Describe a complex PLC fault-finding activity that you diagnosed and resolved. How did you identify the root cause, and what recommendations did you make to prevent recurrence?
- Describe a time when you changed someone's viewpoint through data, reasoning, or relationship-building.
- Do you have a time-served Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent qualification
- Do you have an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an Engineering discipline
Experience:
- FMCG or manufacturing environments.: 3 years (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
