via indeed · 5 June 2026 ·8 days ago

Maintenance Engineer

PrepWorld
Northfleet Full-time
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As a Maintenance Engineer at PrepWorld you will be working as part of a team or individually on Nights, you will be responsible for scheduled maintenance, fault finding and repair of food manufacturing equipment and associated support services and systems.

Main Duties

  • Carry out routine scheduled servicing and maintenance on food manufacturing, ancillary and associated equipment

  • Suitably trained and competent to carry out mechanical maintenance tasks and electrical isolations

  • Attend machine and equipment breakdowns in a timely manner and apply sound engineering principals to diagnosis and repair

  • Apply root cause analysis principals to identify and subsequently rectify issues to deliver continuous improvement

  • Maintain good maintenance record keeping as required

  • Support the Production Teams at all levels to drive continuous improvement and reduce downtime

  • Support both the Engineering Shift Managers and Maintenance Planner in selecting correct spare parts and maintaining stock levels

  • Attend training courses (internal and external) as required by Prepworld to build personal and Engineering Department capabilities

  • Assist in training/mentoring other members of the Engineering Team or other Departments if required to do so

  • Maintain and promote good health and safety practices as a core principle of engineering activity on site

  • Participate in Capital and improvement Projects as required

  • Maintain good housekeeping practices within the Engineering Department and site wide as required

  • The role involves manual handling and the ability to withstand working in cold storage conditions on a daily basis
Key Relationships

Maintain and continually improve good working relationships at all levels with all Prepworld Departments

Key Accountabilities

  • Maintain and promote health and safety at work best practices to achieve zero lost hours within the Engineering Department due to injury

  • 100% completion of all scheduled maintenance tasks duly issued

  • Respond to all breakdown requests in a timely manner

  • Escalation of any major issues preventing prompt problem resolution in a timely manner
Skill Requirements
  • Suitably trained and competent in mechanical disciplines

  • Suitably trained and competent to apply electrical isolations aligned with LOTO process

  • Good computer skills in Microsoft Excel and Word

  • Ability to problem solve

  • Good verbal and written communication skills

  • Can do attitude – See It, Own It, Solve It, Do It
Qualifications
  • Recognised apprenticeship or minimum of a Level 3 NVQ in a mechanical discipline or at least 5 years experience in a maintenance role with recognised qualifications

  • Specific Knowledge \& Experience: Ideally, previous experience of FMCG industry
What we provide in return:
  • Stream (track your earnings and instantly access up to 50% of your money as you earn it, without waiting for payday)

  • On site parking with electric charge points

  • Fully paid for, Staff events

  • Staff restaurant serving heavily subsidised hot and cold food

  • Brand new facilities

  • A supportive team
Working Pattern:

4 on / 4 off rotating shift pattern

Shift Details:

This is a night shift role, involving 12\-hour shifts.

We are currently seeking 2 engineers to join the team and work within this schedule.

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