Full job descriptionWe are seeking a qualified Engineering & Facilities Technician to join our Protein Works team, ensuring our site and production equipment run reliably and correctly. This is a high-impact, multi-faceted opportunity where you won’t just maintain equipment, you will drive site reliability, master complex infrastructure, and ensure operational excellence across a fast-paced, regulated food manufacturing environment.


As a key player in a close-knit engineering team, you will experience the full end-to-end operational lifecycle. Rather than just taking work orders, you will spearhead root-cause diagnostics, research technical solutions, manage supplier and contractor relationships, and drive data-backed improvements through our CMMS. Here, you get true autonomy and end-to-end ownership of your workload.


Ideal for a reliability-focused engineer seeking comprehensive exposure, this role offers hands-on involvement with cutting-edge machinery, critical site infrastructure, and automated systems. You will gain broad, well-rounded experience while running solo shifts, providing an unmatched platform to showcase your problem-solving expertise, self-motivation, and technical leadership.


Key Qualifications required: Time-Served Apprenticeship - NVQ Level 3 engineer in relevant disciplines (Electrical/Mechanical/Maintenance)


Shift rotation: Monday to Friday, rotating weekly across three shifts:*Earlies: 6am to 2:30pm
*Mids: 7:30am to 4pm
*Lates: 2pm to 10:30pm


What you’ll be doing: *Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on production equipment and site infrastructure, in line with food safety and H&S requirements
*Taking a reliability-first approach: assessing and researching faults, finding root causes and stopping repeat failures
*Managing your own jobs end to end, including ordering parts, chasing suppliers and tracking progress
*Coordinating and overseeing specialist contractors for HVAC, lifts, MHE and other key infrastructure
*Keeping maintenance records accurate and audit ready in our CMMS (eMaint), supporting BRCGS and internal audits
*Managing spare parts stock so critical components are available without overstocking
*Using data and KPIs to spot failure trends and reduce downtime
*Supporting and upskilling machine operators so they use equipment safely and well
*Driving continuous improvement across site reliability
*Working with the Technical, IT, Operations and Engineering teams to keep maintenance aligned with production
*Promoting a safety-first culture in everything you do


What we’re looking for: *Qualified Time-Served Engineer in a relevant discipline (Electrical/ Mechanical/ Maintenance)
*NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
*At least 3 years’ post-qualification experience in FMCG, pharma, food or a similar regulated manufacturing environment (experience in smaller businesses is a real plus)
*Hands-on experience with CMMS, ideally including setting it up or integrating it
*Confident with IT and Excel, and comfortable with the admin side of the job
*Self-driven and organised, able to plan and prioritise your own work without supervision
*Strong troubleshooting skills and a methodical, research-led approach
*Good understanding of H&S in manufacturing
*A clear communicator who works well with teams across the business


What you will get: *Exclusive staff discounts
*Private healthcare
*Birthday day off
*Pension scheme
*Unique bonus scheme
*Cycle to work scheme
*Access to retail discounts
*Staff socials and events
*State of the art PW Campus
*Refreshments on site


About Protein Works: Founded in 2012 on a clear conviction: the sports nutrition industry had become complacent, and there was a better way to do it. Over a decade later, we are a £50m business with five consecutive years of double-digit growth, a brand new £10m campus in Liverpool, and ambitions that go well beyond where we are today.


We are a brand, a retailer, a manufacturer and a fulfilment operation. All in-house, all under one roof. That breadth is deliberate. It gives our people exposure and influence that most businesses simply cannot offer, and it gives us a platform to scale in a way that few companies in this space can match.


We are growing, investing and hiring with purpose. If you want to join a business with the energy of a challenger and the foundations of a market leader, this is the right moment to do it.