Multi-Skilled Engineer

Grantham, Lincolnshire | FMCG Manufacturing | Permanent

£52,000 + Benefits

07:00-19:00 / 19:00-07:00

Are you a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for a hands-on role within a highly automated FMCG environment?

We're recruiting for a major UK food manufacturer in Grantham, where engineering plays a key role in keeping a high-output production operation running safely and efficiently.

You'll join an established engineering team working across automated production and packaging equipment, with responsibility for breakdown response, planned maintenance and improving equipment reliability.

4 on / 4 off | Rotating Days & Nights

Days: 07:00-19:00
Nights: 19:00-07:00

A structured shift pattern giving you significant time away from work while working within a busy, highly automated manufacturing environment.

This is a genuinely hands-on role covering both electrical and mechanical maintenance.

You'll be responsible for:

• Electrical and mechanical fault finding

• Responding to breakdowns and reducing downtime

• Planned preventative maintenance

• Fault finding on PLC-controlled machinery

• Working with motors, drives, sensors and control systems

• Pneumatic and hydraulic systems

• Root cause investigations and repeat-failure reduction

• Supporting continuous improvement projects

• Working with production to improve equipment reliability and OEE

• Maintaining high standards of engineering, food safety and site compliance

You'll be working in a fast-paced FMCG environment where equipment reliability has a direct impact on production.

You'll ideally be an experienced:

Maintenance Engineer | Multi-Skilled Engineer | Shift Engineer

with a strong electrical and mechanical background.

You'll need experience with:

• Industrial electrical fault finding

• Mechanical maintenance

• PLC-controlled machinery

• Motors, drives and sensors

• Pneumatics and hydraulics

• Planned and reactive maintenance

• Automated production or packaging equipment

Experience in FMCG, food manufacturing, packaging, automated warehousing or another high-speed manufacturing environment would be advantageous.

An engineering qualification such as NVQ Level 3, ONC, BTEC or equivalent, together with an apprentice-trained background, would also be preferred.

• £52,000 salary

• 4 on / 4 off shift pattern

• 07:00-19:00 / 19:00-07:00

• Competitive benefits package

• Significant time off between shifts

• Permanent position with a major UK food manufacturer

• Ongoing engineering investment

• Training and development opportunities

• Genuine opportunities for progression

This isn't simply a breakdown-and-repair role.

You'll have the opportunity to work on reliability, root cause analysis, continuous improvement and equipment performance, giving you the chance to develop your technical skills and make a visible impact on the site.

If you're a hands-on engineer who enjoys fault finding, automation, problem solving and improving machinery, this is a strong opportunity to join a major FMCG operation.

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer | Grantham | £52,000 | 4 On / 4 Off

For a confidential discussion, apply directly or contact Jake Tebbutt-Gilbert at MorePeople.