Role: Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer Salary: starting at £47,000 Location: Lacock, Wiltshire Working Hours: 4 on/ 4 off – Days & Nights Stonegate Farmers Ltd have an opening for a Maintenance Engineer to join our Packing Centre. Reporting into the Engineering Manager, you will be Preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of machinery, ensuring compliance with food safety and health regulations. Working closely with production teams to minimize downtime and optimise equipment performance. About Stonegate Farmers Ltd Stonegate Farmers Ltd is an integrated free range and organic egg business organised across three divisions comprising farming and agriculture, egg packing and cooked egg processing. Established in 1926 and under new ownership since 2016, we have grown into one the largest free-range and organic egg producers within the UK. Moving millions of mother nature’s most fragile food items every day takes finesse and know how. We work closely with our producers to collect, grade and package each individual egg. So many fresh eggs requires fresh thinking therefore we only employ the most enthusiastic people for our operations, who have hearts of gold – just like our eggs We deliver daily from hen houses right across the country to the most exclusive restaurants and to many of the UK’s leading supermarkets, together with first class egg products to some of the biggest names in food manufacturing. Role & Responsibilities: Performing routine maintenance on production equipment (Grading machines and mechanical systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, pumps and shaft drives) Ensure planned engineering tasks are delivered on time and in full. Assist team to work towards maximising plant and equipment efficiency so downtime is minimised. Ensure good repair / manufacturing practices and procedures are followed. Maintain accurate documentation of maintenance activities To ensure appropriate contingency stock is available on shelf for all planned maintenance and flag any shortfall of these parts. Work closely with production staff to achieve daily targets Contribute to cost reduction initiatives to drive efficiency and process improvements. Assist in installation and commissioning of new equipment Ensure compliance with food safety, health & safety, and industry regulations (HACCP, GMP, etc.). Operate within a Clean As You Go policy request and provide assistance to the process technicians where required Person Specification: Demonstrates company values: Respect, Aspire, Courage, One Team, and Diversity. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Eager to learn and develop new skills. Collaborative team player with a positive attitude. Committed to excellence with a strong work ethic. Qualifications / Experience: City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 in Engineering, or an equivalent qualification. Previous experience of working within a food manufacturing / production environment Proficient understanding of manufacturing engineering equipment, especially process and production lines. Experience with and ability to use a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Knowledge of PLC systems, automation, and control circuits