Our client is a leading FMCG / Manufacturing company known throughout the globe, offering consumers some of the best products.
Job Role & Key Responsibilities:
We're recruiting for an Asset Care Engineer to join a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer who enjoys improving asset performance, reducing downtime, and supporting continuous improvement across automated production and packaging lines.
You'll play a key role in maintaining and improving the reliability, safety, and performance of site machinery, utilities, and infrastructure while supporting both planned and reactive maintenance activities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Carry out planned, preventative, predictive, and reactive maintenance across production machinery, utilities, and site equipment.
- Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, and control system faults to minimise downtime.
- Work on automated filling, bottling, packaging, labelling, conveyor, palletising, and utility systems.
- Support installation, commissioning, shutdowns, inspections, and engineering project work.
- Maintain equipment including pumps, valves, bearings, belts, seals, motors, sensors, control panels, and PLC-controlled machinery.
- Follow Health, Safety, Environmental, Quality, LOTO, Permit to Work, and statutory compliance procedures.
- Apply Lean tools such as TPM, RCA, PDCA, 5S, and 5-Why to improve reliability and performance.
- Record maintenance activity, spare parts usage, and asset information accurately using SAP PM or similar systems.
- Work closely with production and engineering teams to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
The Ideal Candidate will have:
- Proven engineering maintenance experience within manufacturing, FMCG, food, beverage, packaging, or a similar fast-paced environment.
- Strong mechanical and/or electrical fault-finding skills.
- Experience working with automated production machinery and utility systems.
- Knowledge of PLCs, preferably Siemens S7, along with HMI, SCADA, sensors, motors, and control panels.
- A minimum NVQ Level 3 qualification in an Engineering discipline.
- A time-served apprenticeship in Mechanical, Electrical, or Automation Engineering.
- Strong understanding of Health & Safety, Food Safety, quality standards, risk assessments, LOTO, and permit-to-work processes.
- Good communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
- A proactive continuous improvement mindset.
Desirable Skills:
- HNC or equivalent engineering qualification.
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations certification.
- Experience using SAP PM or similar maintenance management systems.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence tools, including TPM, RCM, RCA, 5S, and 5-Why.
- Experience working with pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanical drive systems, instrumentation, and calibration.
- IT skills including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Benefits Include:
- Competitive salary.
- Monday to Friday working hours.
- Monthly product allowance.
- Private medical options.
- Life assurance.
- Company bonus scheme.
- Access to 24/7 GP services.
- Enhanced pension contribution.
- Generous holiday allowance, including bank holidays.
- Access to a range of high street discounts.
- Opportunity to join a growing, innovative FMCG business with strong career development potential.
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch with us or apply below.