via Indeed · 7 October 2026 ·1 day ago

Site Engineer

Harrogate Water Brands
Harrogate Full-time
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Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a multi skilled Engineer to join our Engineering department within the Operations division to work shifts at our manufacturing site in Harrogate.

Duties

  • Fault finding, repairs and maintenance on high speed, automated machinery.

  • Undertaking planned and reactive maintenance on a range of specialist and high\-tech equipment (predominantly Krones).

  • Ensuring all engineering procedures are adhered to including Health \& Safety, Quality, hygiene and general housekeeping.

  • Observing, recognising and reporting on machinery and component defects or systems of impending failure, escalating problems if necessary to departmental manager.

  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on major issues, ensuring lessons learned and communicated to the wider team.

  • Highlighting opportunities for improvements in the maintenance plan and/or failure of components.

  • Working in partnership with the Production Department, ensuring the equipment is operated in the defined manner in accordance with SOPs to produce products to specification.

  • Contributing to continuously improving operational efficiency.

  • Ensuring a detailed hand over is provided to the incoming Engineering shift at the end of each shift – ensuring all relevant procedures and documentation are completed.

  • Ensuring activities of contractors on site are overseen, taking responsibility for all necessary pre\-site visit documentation (such as RAMS) and ensuring work is completed to agreed standard, with activities completed in accordance with site rules.
Qualifications
  • Time\-served engineer with a completed engineering apprenticeship, or hold an HNC/HND, degree, or equivalent qualification in an engineering discipline.

  • Proven experience as a Site Engineer or similar role.

  • Experience in a manufacturing environment would be desirable but not essential.

  • Adept in electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault finding and resolution.

  • Excellent communication skills for coordinating with teams and stakeholders effectively.

  • Problem\-solving mindset with the ability to adapt quickly to changing site conditions.
Pay: £46,500\.00\-£52,677\.67 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension

  • Free flu jabs

  • Free parking

  • Health \& wellbeing programme

  • Life insurance

  • On\-site parking

  • Paid volunteer time

  • Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Harrogate HG2: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
  • Mechanical engineering: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person

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