Maintenance Engineer

5 days ago

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, United Kingdom WEPA Full time £30,000 - £60,000 per year

Job Description
Would you like to redesign your work and work in a dynamic environment? In a family-owned company operating throughout Europe, which offers you interesting tasks and challenges? Do you share our corporate values of respect, commitment and sustainability?

Then we are the right company for you. We are looking forward to your application

We're seeking a proactive and skilled Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias to join our dynamic engineering team at our Blackburn site. You'll play a critical role in maintaining and optimising production machinery within a successful manufacturing environment, ensuring safe, efficient, and continuous operations.

This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing setting and is passionate about problem-solving, preventative maintenance, and continuous improvement.

Your Responsibilities

  • First responder to equipment breakdowns
  • Diagnose faults and record details in CMMS
  • Collaborate with shift crews and day teams to resolve issues
  • Ensure smooth handover of unresolved breakdowns across shifts
  • Execute assigned routines (e.g. motor checks, HMI programming, panel cooling units)
  • Respond to electrical/control system faults and carry out effective repairs
  • Log all activities and labour time in EAM
  • Set up machines to maximise output and maintain safety systems
  • Prepare detailed shift reports with technical recommendations
  • Attend shift handovers and highlight training needs
  • Promote operator engagement with EAM work requests

Your Profile

  • NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering
  • 2-3 years' engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Proficient in reading electrical diagrams and using diagnostic instruments
  • Skilled in motor control systems, drives, sensors, and PLC I/O checks
  • Capable of working independently with minimal supervision

We Offer
Our employees are an important key to our success. We offer you a responsible and varied job with enough freedom to work independently in an open and communicative team.

We are looking forward to your application

About Us
The WEPA Group is a future-oriented European family business specialising in the production and distribution of sustainable hygiene paper. WEPA offers sustainable and innovative hygiene solutions that provide a safe feeling of hygiene and contribute daily to the well-being of millions of people. With around 4,300 employees, the WEPA Group manufactures hygiene products such as toilet paper, paper towels, tissues and napkins at 14 European sites.

Role
A sustainable personnel policy has played a central role in this for more than 75 years. We consistently invest in the qualification of our employees, point out individual career and development opportunities and promote them. We are convinced of one thing:

our employees are and will remain our most important success factor.

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