Maintenance Engineer
| Posting date: | 19 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £18.00 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 June 2026 |
| Location: | City of Preston, Lancashire, PR4 5HY |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The Best Connection Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JN -052026-21529_1779192371 |
Summary
The Best Connection are recruiting for a part time Maintenance Engineer on behalf of a growing food company.
The successful candidate will need to swiftly respond to production breakdowns and deliver planned preventative maintenance on a wide range of Poultry processing and packing machinery such as conveyors, tray sealers, flow wrappers and vacuum sealers. To also carryout fault finding on electrical installation and carry out small projects.
Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:
- Operate to a high degree of Health and Safety and good housekeeping standards
- Operate within the HSE protocols e.g. Permit to Work, Risk Assessment, Method Statement, Safe System of Work, Standard Operating Procedures
- Carry out small projects, and modifications as required within any projects.
- Quickly assess the nature of breakdowns & act accordingly.
- To carry out PPM inspections & maintenance & to carry out corrective maintenance repairs on a timely basis.
- Carry out general maintenance as required including lubrication tasks / maintenance schedules.
Job Related Experience, Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
Essential
- NVQ level 3
- City and Guilds, Electrical / Mechanical
- An aptitude to fault diagnosis and logical thinking
- Must be able to read, understand and work with schematic drawings
Functional Skills:
- Detailed knowledge of business and own areas processes and procedures. Recognised as an expert in your own area
- Able to cope under pressure and flex with peaks in personal workload
- Able to anticipate/identify problems and use available resources to provide effective solutions
- Good awareness of a manufacturing environment
- Able to anticipate/identify problems and use available resources to provide effective solutions
Personal/Interpersonal Skills:
- Teamwork and communication
- Chooses the most appropriate method and tools for communication.
- Maintains positive and productive relationships with individual team members and other departments/colleagues
- Prioritisation / Self Organisation
- Ability to work under pressure
- Strong attention to detail
- Possesses strong initiative, with the ability to work effectively alone or as part of a team
- Demonstrates a flexible approach to work
- Ability to cope with changes in demands and circumstance
- Able to make things happen quickly and to complete tasks in full.
Max Hours 24 over Monday to Friday
The Best Connection is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.