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maintenance engineer

🏢 Morrisons • 📍 Thrapston, England • 🕒 2 days ago

Salary Range

£44,400 - £39,400

£3,700 - £3,283 / mo

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Location Base

Thrapston, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

About The Role

Our sites are ever-demanding, complex and in some cases operate 24 hours a day - so it's vital we have a strong Engineering team who ensure our machines work to the best of their ability. So we can continue to provide great products to our customers, whilst still ensuring speediness. As a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our Manufacturing site. You will be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and improvement of our machinery and equipment, ensuring minimal downtime and maximum efficiency. This is a hands-on role that requires strong technical skills and the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems quickly.

Reporting to the Site Engineering Manager your responsibilities will include:

Conduct routine inspections and preventive maintenance on production equipment, identifying and resolving any potential issues before they cause disruptions
Respond promptly to machinery breakdowns, diagnose the problem, and perform repairs or coordinate with external specialists when necessary
Carry out machine adjustments and changeovers to support production line efficiency and minimise downtime
Monitor and calibrate equipment to ensure accuracy, quality, and safety standards are met
Collaborate with production teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and provide technical expertise to enhance productivity
Keep accurate records of maintenance activities, including maintenance schedules, repairs, and spare parts inventory
Adhere to health and safety guidelines and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
Stay updated with industry advancements and new technologies relevant to the role

Why not take a look around one of our Manufacturing sites? Click here.

About The Company

From a Bradford market stall to the UK’s 4th largest supermarket chain and the UK's 2nd largest fresh food manufacturer.

We are proud to be the Yorkshire food retailer serving customers across the UK at just under 500 stores and an online home delivery service. Our 18 manufacturing sites provide our customers with the freshest produce from flowers, fish and veg to burgers and bread, all delivered to our stores via our 6 distribution sites by our 2,000 strong fleet.

Every week, 11 million customers pass through our doors and over 110,000 colleagues across the business work hard each day to deliver great service to them. We cover more than 11 million households with our Morrisons.com service. With competitive, permanently low prices we are committed to helping our customers save money every day.

We are foodmakers and shopkeepers and #wemakemorrisons.

Why not hear what our teams about got to say about life here at Morrisons: Click here.

About You

As well as the ability to work at pace, we're also looking for someone who has:

Qualifications to NVQ level 3 (or equivalent, ONC mechanical/electrical engineering, BTEC level 3 in mechanical & electrical/electronic engineering)
Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems used in FMCG industry
Proficient in troubleshooting and repairing industrial machinery, including conveyors, motors, pumps, and packaging equipment
Proactive approach to maintenance and a commitment to ensuring the highest levels of equipment reliability
A good understanding of HACCP principles and ideally IEE qualification up to 17th edition wiring regulations would be advantageous
Excellent communication skills
Assertiveness with the ability to make decisions on the spot
A can do attitude and a strong work ethic

In return for your hard work we will offer you:

Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays)
15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us
Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
Career progression and development opportunities
Subsidised staff canteen
Free parking
Market leading pension and life assurance
Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP
Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
Long Service Awards
Optional Payroll charity donations
Enhanced Family/maternity/parental leave