Maintenance Support Technician

Ready to take the next step in your engineering career within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment?

We are looking for a Maintenance Support Technician to join a busy Engineering team, playing a key role in maintaining production equipment, supporting preventative maintenance activities, and ensuring machinery is kept to the highest standards of cleanliness and operational readiness.

Working closely with Shift Maintenance Engineers, this is an excellent opportunity for someone with a practical mindset, strong attention to detail, and previous experience supporting maintenance or engineering activities within a manufacturing environment.

Role Overview

As Maintenance Support Technician, you will support the Engineering function through a combination of machinery deep cleaning, preventative maintenance activities, equipment preparation, and hygiene compliance. Operating within a food manufacturing environment, you will help ensure production equipment remains safe, efficient, and available to meet operational demands.

Maintenance Support Technician Key Responsibilities

• Support Shift Maintenance Engineers with preventative maintenance activities
• Carry out deep cleaning of production machinery, including the safe removal and replacement of guards and machine components under supervision
• Maintain high standards of hygiene, housekeeping, and equipment cleanliness across the site
• Complete maintenance and hygiene documentation accurately and in line with company procedures
• Identify and report equipment faults, damage, or safety concerns promptly
• Support post-clean inspections and hygiene verification processes
• Work collaboratively with Engineering, Production, and Hygiene teams to minimise downtime and maximise equipment availability
• Contribute towards departmental KPI targets through efficient and effective working practices
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, HACCP, BRCGS, and site hygiene requirements

Maintenance Support Technician Key Requirements

• Previous experience within a maintenance, engineering support, manufacturing, or food production environment
• Confident using hand tools and carrying out practical maintenance-related tasks
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining high standards
• Able to work independently whilst also contributing positively within a team environment
• Good understanding of Health & Safety and safe working practices
• COSHH awareness would be advantageous
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build effective working relationships across departments
• Reliable, organised, and able to perform effectively within a fast-paced production environment

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established food manufacturing business where you will play an important role in supporting site operations and maintaining high standards of engineering excellence, food safety, and equipment performance.

This is a UK-based position, and applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. Evidence of this right will be requested prior to interview where applicable.