Maintenance Engineer

Job Details

Location: Somerset
Job Type: Permanent / Full Time
Sector: Manufacturing
Job Posted: 15 days ago
Contact Email: sarah.elliott@thrivegroup.co.uk
Job Start Date: 2026-06-08
Application Expiry Date: 09/07/2026
Job Reference: 955539

Full Job Description

Thrive Group are delighted to be working with our client in Frome who is actively looking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer t to join the team on a permanent basis.
 
What you will be doing:
Reporting to the Lead engineer, you will be working within our FMCG production facility:

  • Attend machine breakdowns efficiently and provide effective measures to ensure issues are resolved
  • Carry out PPM, corrective and improvement actions on all packing and process machines
  • Use continuous improvement techniques and best practice to improve machine efficiencies.
  • Deliver and develop effective re-active maintenance, repairs & improvements
  • To have overall responsibility for maintaining efficient operation of the process equipment
  • To ensure that other than planned downtime the processing plant is available and running at optimum levels at all times.
  • Ensure that the product that we produce is of the highest standard by not compromising the process plant with short term fixes

What you will need to succeed:

  • Multi-skilled automation skills on packing equipment or equivalent
  • Excellent fault finding and route cause analysis skills
  • Experience of working in a FMCG environment
  • Some supervisory experience would be beneficial
  • Comfortable in autonomous decision making and team working

What you will receive in return:

  • £52,590.00 per year
  • Pitman 12 hour shift
  • Market Leader in their products and sector, strong growth plans
  • Company pension 6%* employer contribution
  • 18 days holiday + Bank holidays
  • 4 x Death in Service
  • Long service recognition
  • Wellbeing initiatives - Free flu jabs, free eye tests, £90 contribution to prescription lenses, free legal and financial helpline and mental health support, virtual GP

What you need to do next:
If this position sounds of interest and you would like to be considered. Please email on sarah. elliott@ thrivegroup.co.uk or contact me on 01225 632666 to discuss further.
Thrive group are acting as an Employment Agency with respect to this vacancy.
If you have not heard from a consultant within 7 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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