Maintenance Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 3, 2026.
Requisition ID: 65386
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement: #LI-Onsite
About Kerry
Kerry is the world’s leading taste and nutrition partner for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Working behind the scenes, every day we partner with customers to solve the world’s most complex food challenges with our range of differentiated ingredients, technologies, and people. We are passionate about what we do and are constantly innovating to create a healthier, more enjoyable, and sustainable food future without compromise. We are driven to be our customers’ most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition and will reach over two billion consumers with sustainable nutrition solutions by 2030.
Our Safety purpose: “we work together in a caring culture where everybody goes home safe every day”. We are committed to providing a safe working environment and ensuring that all safety protocols are strictly followed. Join us in creating a workplace where safety is everyone's responsibility.
About the role
We are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join our engineering team at our Taste & Nutrition Manufacturing facility in Runcorn. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will play a key role in keeping our production equipment running safely and efficiently. This opportunity has arisen due to the planned retirement of a team member. You will be responsible for carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), responding to breakdowns, and supporting continuous improvement activities to maximize equipment reliability and plant performance.
This is a permanent, full-time position operating on early and late shifts from Monday to Friday, alternation between 5.30 am - 1.30 pm & 1.15 pm - 9.15 pm, with specific schedule on Friday 5.30 am - 12.30 pm & 12.15 pm - 7.15 pm.
Key responsibilities
In this role you will provide full technical engineering support to the Production function. You will assume responsibility for the integrity of equipment by carrying out the following:
- Complying with the health and safety policy and regulations
- Carrying out risk assessments with the relevant people and put controls in place to minimise the risk to acceptable levels where reasonably practicable
- Lock off any dangerous machinery immediately/ or repair and notify
- Resolving breakdowns, carryout PM’s and work on project / improvement works with a view to minimizing production downtime
- Actively seek to undertake PMs on offline machinery where time allows
- Fully complete PM sheets with all observations, jobs completed and recommendations and file with the Maintenance Planner, whilst always looking at ways of improving to PMs
- Actively gain as much information as possible from production personnel regarding the fault on the machine to speed up the fault-finding process
- Ensure engineering log and computer systems are fully filled in with all relevant information including PM numbers, all used parts, plant numbers, urgency of required parts, at the end of each shift
- Ensure all communications with external persons are conducted in a professional manner which reflects the company profile.
Qualifications and skills
- Qualified multi-skilled engineer with mechanical and/or electrical expertise
- Strong experience in manufacturing maintenance and equipment reliabilit
- Excellent fault-finding, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Proven track record in PPM, breakdown reduction and continuous improvement
- Collaborative, hands-on approach with the ability to support others
- Experience with SAP is an advantage.
What we can offer
In return, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, together with the opportunity to develop your career within one of the world's leading taste and nutrition companies. At Kerry, you'll be part of a friendly and supportive team where safety, collaboration and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and empowered to succeed.
In addition, you will benefit from:
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Matched pension contribution of up to 10%
- Perkbox platform with discounts and offers from major retailers
- Kerry Share Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.
Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.
Recruiter: #LI-SR1
Posting Type: LI
Please note: We do not accept CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies where terms of business have not been signed. Additionally, we will not consider or agree to payment of any recruiter fee under these circumstances. This also applies to CVs or candidate profiles sent directly to any Kerry Hiring Managers. In the event that speculative CVs or candidate profiles are submitted by recruitment agencies, we reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current or future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency.