Site Maintenance Engineer

Job Description: Site Maintenance Engineer – Multi-Skilled Location: Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire (BD19) Job Type: Permanent Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 plus 10% Shift Allowance Hours: 40 hours per week (Site Based) Shift Pattern: Rotating Shifts – 6:00am–2:00pm / 2:00pm–10:00pm We are currently recruiting for an experienced Site Maintenance Engineer to join a busy manufacturing and production environment in Cleckheaton. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer with strong mechanical and electrical maintenance experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced production environment and supporting continuous improvement projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring maximum equipment reliability, minimising downtime, supporting production operations, and assisting with the installation and commissioning of new machinery and equipment across the site. Key Responsibilities * Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across manufacturing and production equipment. * Diagnose and repair faults on electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and control systems. * Support installation, commissioning and integration of new production and packaging machinery. * Carry out machine refurbishments, upgrades and modifications to improve reliability and efficiency. * Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime and restore operations safely. * Deliver TPM activities and continuous improvement initiatives across production areas. * Support engineering projects including machinery layout improvements and process optimisation. * Maintain boilers, compressors, chillers, pumps and other site plant equipment. * Ensure all engineering works are completed in line with health & safety standards and permit systems. * Maintain accurate engineering documentation, maintenance records and compliance checks. * Liaise effectively with Production, Quality and Engineering teams to support operational targets. * Supervise contractors and ensure all external works are completed safely and to required standards. * Provide occasional out-of-hours engineering support when required. Requirements * Time-served Maintenance Engineer or equivalent engineering experience. * Strong mechanical and electrical maintenance background within manufacturing, FMCG or production environments. * Experience fault-finding on automated production machinery and control systems. * Good understanding of pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical systems. * Experience working on plant equipment including boilers, compressors and chillers. * Previous involvement in machinery installation, upgrades and commissioning projects. * Knowledge of TPM and continuous improvement activities. * Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment. * Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. * Flexible, proactive and safety conscious approach to engineering activities. Desirable Experience * Experience with mixing vessels and process equipment. * Experience working on filling, labelling, packaging or tube filling machinery. * FMCG, cosmetics, food or pharmaceutical manufacturing experience. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing manufacturing environment where you can contribute to both daily engineering operations and exciting site improvement projects while developing your engineering career within a supportive team environment