Maintenance Engineer – Derry

Posted: 29th June, 2026

Title: Maintenance Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: Derry

 

Maintenance Engineer

From our spirited entrepreneurial beginnings to our today’s global leadership position in the healthcare market, Nelipak has enjoyed 70 years of creating, shepherding, and leading the healthcare packaging industry – with plenty of significant milestones along the way.
Our People are our passion, by working as One Nelipak, with shared goals and a common purpose, we are Trusted to Protect.
We are exceeding industry standards and expectations; we are Quality, we are bespoke packaging solutions, no matter the challenge, and we are always at the forefront of the healthcare packaging industry.

About the job…
Maintenance Engineer – Derry, NI

As the Maintenance Engineer you will be responsible for making sure that equipment is serviced, runs smoothly and they are maintained to a high standard with safety being the number one goal.
You will work closely with the manufacturing team to overcome complexed process issues, machine upgrades and repeat problems while ensuring robust corrective actions are implemented.

Have You…?

• Completed an Electrical apprenticeship, obtain an ONC (ordinary national certificate) in electrical engineering or equivalent and have a three year post apprenticeship primarily in a multi- batch production environment with a muti-skilled bias [essential]
• Proven knowledge of COSHH and relevant H&S regulations [essential]
• Have the ability to analytical think and problem solving skills with regards to complex and simple machine issues. [essential]
• Have a good knowledge of PLC’s, Pneumatics, control systems e.g. transducers, signal Conversion, temperature and basic knowledge of building maintenance [essential]

Nelipak is an agile, Private Equity owned business bolstered by financial stability, rapid growth, and an exciting growth agenda. Change is embraced and innovation isn’t blocked by excess red tape.

In Nelipak, there’s potential to progress and continue your development. Here, there’s no settling for box-ticking and competitor benchmarking; you’ll be at the heart of challenging for better in a high-performance team.

The Benefits…

• A competitive salary
• Pension – with matched contribution
• Quarterly Gainshare bonus (Terms & Conditions apply)
• Time to recharge with beyond statutory annual leave plus bank holidays
• Life Assurance
• On-site Parking
• EAP Programme
• Health Shield Cashback plan

The above list of job responsibilities is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post.

FOR INTERESTED APPLICANTS: Nelipak is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer.
For a confidential discussion, contact DerryApplications@nelipak.com. Please note, if you apply for this role, your interest and details will remain confidential. We will not contact your current employer as part of the application and/or interview process, for example. You must be eligible to work in Ireland to be considered for this role.

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