Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Senior Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (4 Positions)

Salary: Up to £58,000 per annum

Due to continued growth and an expansion of the Engineering function, our client is looking to recruit 4 Senior Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineers to join their maintenance team at a modern, high-volume food manufacturing facility.

These are key positions responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting and continuously improving a wide range of production equipment to maximise reliability, efficiency and operational performance. Working closely with Production and Operations, you'll provide advanced technical support, lead complex fault-finding activities, drive continuous improvement initiatives and play a key role in reducing downtime across the site.

The Role

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across a wide range of production equipment.
• Diagnose and repair complex electrical and mechanical faults while supporting continuous improvement projects to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Work closely with Production and Operations teams to minimise downtime, maximise equipment availability and support production targets.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, PPM schedules and asset information using a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Promote engineering best practice and contribute to ongoing improvements across the maintenance function.

What We're Looking For

Essential Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained/time-served Engineer, or qualified to City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent in Electrical, Mechanical or Multi-Skilled Engineering.
• Food Safety Level 2 qualification.
• Current Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations (City & Guilds Level 3).

Essential Experience & Knowledge

• Extensive maintenance engineering experience within food manufacturing, FMCG or another highly automated production environment.
• Advanced electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills, with experience of robotics, PLCs, automation systems, process control equipment and advanced manufacturing machinery.
• Proven experience maintaining and repairing conveyors, motors, pumps, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, and packaging machinery.
• Experience using a CMMS for planned maintenance, asset management, work order control, maintenance reporting and engineering performance analysis.
• A proven track record of reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability and driving operational performance.

Desirable

• Experience within food packing, high-care food manufacturing or other regulated production environments.
• Knowledge of condition-based monitoring, reliability-centred maintenance and Shire CMMS.

Benefits

• Salary up to £58,000 per annum
• Company pension
• Employee referral programme
• On-site parking

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established manufacturer investing heavily in its engineering capability, offering long-term career prospects within a modern, fast-paced production environment.