Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Job Description:

📍 Melton Mowbray
💷 £50,900 - £56,900 (including shift allowances, DOE)
🎁 + £2,500 Welcome bonus, Performance Bonus & Exceptional Benefits

🕗 Shift pattern 12 Hrs – 7-7, 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off

🌟 Why Join Us?

At Melton, we’re at the forefront of innovation in high-speed food processing, and we’re searching for a talented Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join our team. This isn’t just another job – it’s your chance to make an impact, grow your expertise, and work with cutting-edge technology in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Cutting-Edge Tech: Work with advanced systems like ABB/Kuka robotics, Allen Bradley PLCs, and predictive maintenance tools.

Supportive Culture: Be part of a team that values innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration.

💼 The Role

Drive a reduction in repair times through effective problem solving and strong technical skills. Provide technical facilitation, training, and leadership to deliver solutions that reduce downtime, waste, quality issues, and safety risks.

⭐ What’s in it for you?

• Welcome bonus paid in your first week's salary

• Hot food restaurant on site

• Career growth opportunities with structured development & Mars University

• Private healthcare + equal parental leave

• Generous pension (up to 9% contribution)

• Life assurance (4x salary)

• EV salary sacrifice scheme

• Gym membership & wellbeing support

• Annual leave starting at 24 days, rising to 32 with service

• Free parking on site

✅ What We’re Looking For

• Qualified to a minimum of Higher National Certificate or Higher National Diploma in a relevant engineering discipline, supported by practical experience

• Proven technical expertise within a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) environment.

• Strong problem-solving capability, with experience in root cause analysis of technical issues.

• Proficient in key systems and tools, including Microsoft Excel, PI Process Book, and SAP Planned Maintenance.

• Competent in risk assessment and change control processes, ensuring compliance and safe working practices.

• Experienced in leading root cause analysis and fault-finding investigations to drive sustainable improvements.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

• Ability to fault find and problem solve on a broad range of equipment in a variety of situations.

• Effective delivery of maintenance activities, to ensure smooth transition between maintenance and production availability of equipment.

• Take part in risk assessments and formulation of method statements to assist in safe undertaking of any activity.

• Identify parts for the purchasing of goods and services where these are necessary to conclude work.

• Fix breakdowns in a timely manner during their shift timeframe

• Level one problem solving including component failure analysis

• Detailed entry into Atlas of all breakdowns / known jobs.

🌍 What You Can Expect from Mars

• Work alongside 130,000+ Associates worldwide guided by our Five Principles

• Be part of a purpose-driven company shaping “the world we want tomorrow”

• Access world-class training & development from day one

• Join a company with an industry-leading salary and benefits package